Mexico

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: Spanish original: Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (English translations^[?]: Google, bing translator) (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;

Related pages on ESP Wiki

• Current events
• TRIPS
• Discuss this wiki in Spanish

External links

• Spanish original: Patent office of Mexico (English translations^[?]: Google, bing translator)