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A Mexican trademark registration lasts 10 years and must be renewed, alongside filing your use declarations, to stay in force. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal and declaration deadlines and manages the filings so your protection never lapses.
Legal Definition of Trademark Renewal
Renewal, under the Ley Federal de Protección a la Propiedad Industrial, is the payment of the prescribed fee to IMPI to extend a registration for a further 10-year term.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Renewal keeps your registration in force, but it's separate from the Declaration of Actual and Effective Use, which must also be filed within 3 months of each renewal to avoid cancellation risk.
Protecting Your Trademark
A missed renewal, or a missed use declaration, can cause the registration to lapse or become vulnerable to cancellation, potentially allowing someone else to register a similar mark, so ongoing tracking matters.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal and declaration-of-use tracking for your Mexican trademark portfolio.
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We confirm the registration details and ownership are current before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your renewal and use declaration.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official renewal fee and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the renewal request, and the required declaration of use, to IMPI.
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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.
In Mexico, renewal falls due on the 10-year anniversary of the grant date. IMPI accepts renewal requests within the six months before expiry, and offers a 6-month grace period after expiry with a surcharge, before the registration lapses. Renewal must be accompanied by a fresh Declaration of Actual and Effective Use.
A lapsed or cancelled trademark loses its registration date and can potentially be re-registered by someone else, so missing a renewal or use declaration can mean losing your brand protection entirely. Brealant's renewal tracking removes that risk from your calendar.
Renewal keeps a registration alive, but it has boundaries
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the mark itself, or add new goods or services.
Grace Period Only
The 6-month grace period is the outer limit — after that, the registration lapses and cannot simply be reinstated.
Separate Use Requirement
Renewal alone doesn't satisfy the Declaration of Actual and Effective Use requirement, which must be filed separately at each renewal.
Doesn't Expand Protection
Renewal maintains existing rights; it doesn't broaden the scope of protection beyond what was originally registered.
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 original registration in place, including
Exclusive Nationwide Rights
Your continued exclusive right to use the mark across Mexico for the registered goods/services.
Your Filing Date
The priority and seniority attached to your original filing date.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to take infringement or opposition action based on a live registration.
Brand Value
The accumulated goodwill and recognition built up under a continuously registered mark.
Renewal, paired with a timely use declaration, is what preserves everything your original registration achieved.
Renewal follows a straightforward, date-driven process
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Renewal Window Opens
IMPI accepts renewal requests in the six months before the 10-year expiry date.
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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, use declaration, and fee are submitted to IMPI.
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Grace Period (If Needed)
A 6-month window after expiry remains available, with a surcharge, before the registration lapses.
Renewal itself is typically processed by IMPI within a matter of weeks of a complete, correctly filed request.
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 (MXN), set by IMPI's published fee schedule, plus a surcharge if renewed during the grace period.
Brealant's fee for managing the renewal and use declaration is fixed and quoted in advance.
These costs are far lower than the cost of losing protection and having to re-file and re-clear the mark from scratch.
Beyond renewal, Brealant can support ongoing monitoring for conflicting new applications, licensing arrangements, and enforcement, so your registration keeps working for your business well beyond each renewal date.
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You have a 6-month grace period after expiry to renew with a surcharge; after that, the registration lapses and is removed from the register.
Yes — a Declaration of Actual and Effective Use must be filed within 3 months of each renewal, separate from the renewal fee itself, or the registration risks cancellation.
IMPI accepts renewal requests within the six months before the 10-year expiry date.
Yes, we can take over renewal and use-declaration management for existing Mexican registrations regardless of who filed the original application.
IMPI charges an official renewal fee in Mexican pesos, per the current fee schedule — Brealant confirms the exact amount and our fixed professional fee before you commit.
Yes, IMPI allows partial renewal, so you can drop classes you no longer need while keeping others in force.
Yes, but an ownership or address change is technically a separate recordal from renewal itself — Brealant can handle both together.
Yes, a Madrid-based Mexican designation is renewed centrally through WIPO rather than directly with IMPI, though the same 10-year term and use-declaration obligations apply.
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.
You'd need to file a new application, which will be examined afresh and could face conflicts from marks filed in the meantime.
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