The USPTO and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) have announced a new worksharing arrangement that aims to make it easier and faster to obtain a Mexican patent for those who have already obtained a corresponding U.S. patent. The agreement allows IMPI to leverage USPTO search and examination results in an effort to significantly reduce the review time of a Mexican patent application.

Accordingly, the time to obtain Mexican patent protection in addition to U.S. patent protection may now be reduced. Additional details may be found at the link below.

USPTO and Mexican Institute of Industrial Property launch new worksharing arrangement.