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Revision as of 10:55, 6 August 2009

Info to gather about
countries and regions
  • News articles?
  • Companies harmed
  • Studies showing harm?
  • Legislation
  • Court cases
  • Patents granted
  • About the patent office
  • Politicians against swpat

Mexico has a Free Trade agreement with the USA. Such agreements are usually thought to require the patentability of software ideas, but software is reportedly explicitly excluded in Mexico's agreement (NAFTA).

Patentability

Legislation

Patents are regulated in Mexico by this law: Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (see also: unofficial English translation)

Article 19 lists what is excluded and item 4 on the list is "programs for computers":

ARTICULO 19.- No se considerarán invenciones para los efectos de esta Ley:
[...]
IV.- Los programas de computación;

See also

References