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A Mexican registered design's initial 5-year term can be renewed in further 5-year blocks, up to a maximum total term of 25 years. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal dates and manages each filing so your protection continues without a gap.
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What Design Renewal Involves
Renewal, under the Ley Federal de Protección a la Propiedad Industrial, extends a registered design's protection in successive 5-year blocks, up to the maximum total term of 25 years.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Paying the prescribed renewal fee before each 5-year period expires keeps the design registered for the full available protection period.
Protecting Your Design
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total, timely renewal at each 5-year mark is the only way to secure the full available protection.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your design.
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Search
We confirm the registration details and current 5-year term are up to date before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your renewal.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official renewal fee and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the renewal request to IMPI, typically within the final 6 months of the current term.
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Wait
IMPI processes the renewal and updates the register.
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Response
You receive confirmation once the renewal is recorded.
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In Mexico, renewal is generally requested within the final 6 months of each 5-year term, with a further grace period available afterward, subject to a surcharge, before the registration lapses. Because a design can be renewed up to five times, tracking each 5-year milestone matters over the full 25-year potential term.
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total and a lapsed design generally can't be revived after the grace period, timely renewal at each 5-year mark is the only way to secure the full available protection for a valuable product design.
Renewal keeps a design alive, but it has boundaries
Maximum Total Term
Mexican designs can be renewed for successive 5-year periods only up to a maximum total term of 25 years from filing.
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the design representations themselves.
Grace Period Only
The grace period after each due date is the outer limit — after that, the registration lapses.
Doesn't Re-Examine Novelty
Renewal is administrative; it doesn't repeat the substantive novelty review conducted at the original filing.
Ownership Must Be Current
Renewal doesn't update ownership records — an assignment must be separately recorded if the owner has changed.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Renewal keeps the full benefit of your registration in place, including
Continued Exclusivity
Your continued exclusive right to the registered design for the next 5-year term.
Registration Status
The design's already-examined, registered status remains in effect through the renewed term.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to pursue infringement action based on a live registration.
Product Value
The commercial and brand value built up around a continuously registered product design.
Renewal is a simple administrative step that preserves everything your original registration achieved.
Renewal follows a straightforward, date-driven process
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Renewal Window Opens
IMPI allows renewal to be requested within the final 6 months of the current 5-year term.
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Reminder & Instruction
Brealant notifies you well ahead of the deadline and confirms instructions.
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Filing & Payment
The renewal request and fee are submitted to IMPI.
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Grace Period (If Needed)
A further window remains available after expiry, subject to a surcharge, before the design lapses.
Renewal falls due every 5 years on the anniversary of the filing date, up to a maximum of five renewals and a 25-year total term.
Renewal costs are predictable and modest compared to re-filing from scratch
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IMPI charges an official renewal fee, in Mexican pesos, per 5-year block, plus a surcharge if paid during the grace period.
Brealant's fee for managing the renewal is fixed and quoted in advance.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Beyond renewal, Brealant supports ongoing monitoring for copycat products and enforcement, so your design keeps working for your business through its full potential 25-year term.
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Up to five times, in successive 5-year blocks, for a maximum total term of 25 years from the filing date.
A grace period remains available with a surcharge; after that, the design registration lapses.
No, renewal is an administrative step — the substantive novelty review happens once, at the original application stage.
Yes, we can take over renewal management for existing Mexican design registrations.
IMPI charges an official renewal fee per 5-year block, in Mexican pesos, plus a surcharge if paid during the grace period — Brealant's professional fee is fixed and quoted in advance.
Yes, but an ownership or address change is technically a separate recordal from renewal itself — Brealant can handle both together.
No, renewal is handled by the registered owner regardless of any license in place, though it's worth confirming the license terms address who's responsible for renewal costs.
The design enters the public domain and can no longer be renewed or exclusively enforced, regardless of continued commercial use.
No, we track renewal deadlines for designs under our management and confirm with you before each payment, rather than renewing without instruction.
You'd need to file a new application, which would need to satisfy the novelty requirement afresh and could be blocked by disclosures made in the meantime.
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