Patents: Mexico and Latin America

According to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), the main competitors of Mexico regarding patents in Latin America are:

• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Argentina
• Dominican Republic

These countries have a significant legislative development in matters of intellectual and industrial property and are part of the main international agreements in these areas.

The countries with greater progress in the legislative development and the vision facing these areas are two members of OECD (Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development): Chile and Mexico.
To know more about the situation of the intellectual property in Mexico, click on the following link:

http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/119017/IMPI_en_CIFRAS_ene_jun_2016.pdf (Spanish)