A Trademark International Registration can get protection in Mexico as designated country. When designation is notified to Mexican Trademark Office, one national application is assigned for each protected class and is processed and granted independent registrations for each class.

Provisional refusals are issued by the Mexican Trademark Office and notified to the owners through the International Bureau and to respond the official refusal it is mandatory to designate a local lawyer by submitting an original Power of Attorney document for each national application.

A regular term of 2 (two) months is provided to reply a provisional refusal which can be extended for 2 (two) additional months, if necessary. Failure of response generates the abandonment of application automatically.

International trademarks follow identical registration procedure as the national applications including the opposition procedure, response to official requests and granting, nevertheless their life depends of the life of the base International Registration

Renewal

Mexican Trademark registrations granted under the Madrid system must file a compulsory declaration of use within a three-month period after the renewal of the International Registration is notified to the Mexican Trademark Office

Declaration of Use

National registrations granted under the Madrid system, must file a declaration of use within a three-month period, counted after the WIPO informs to Mexican Trademark Office that the base International Registration has been renewed. Failure of filing the declaration of use generates an automatic lapsing of registration.

WIPO website www.wipo.int/madrid/en/how_madrid_works.html