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Is there any way to expedite the substantive examination of a patent in Mexico?

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Is there any way to expedite the substantive examination of a patent in Mexico?

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Yes. Although the law demands the examination for all patent applications by the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office, it heavily relies on the substantive examination of foreign patent offices (mainly the elected Offices provided in the PCT). Therefore, it is possible to expedite the substantive examination by filing evidence that an international examination office already approved the patent application, and adjusting the claims of the Mexican application to the approved ones, provided that such approved claims are not against the Mexican statute (i.e. claims on a therapeutic method or software). As for what cannot be claimed in a patent application, Mexico is closer to the European Community law than to the American law.

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