Registering your brand in Mexico costs $399 per class in professional fees with us, plus the government filing fee charged by Mexican Institute of Industrial Property. We handle the whole filing — clearance, classes, the application itself and any examiner objection — and we confirm the exact government fee in writing before anything is filed.
What it costs to file a trademark in Mexico
Two fees apply, and it matters which is which. Ours is fixed. The government’s is not ours to set and we never mark it up.
- Our professional fee — $399 per class. Flat, quoted upfront, covering clearance, class and goods drafting, filing and prosecution.
- IMPI official fee — about MXN 3,000 per class. Paid to the office, passed through at cost.
Official fees are approximate and current as at September 2026; every register reviews them periodically, so we reconfirm the figure at the point of filing rather than asking you to rely on a number published on a web page.
What is different about filing in Mexico
Mexico has a trap that catches foreign owners repeatedly: a declaration of actual use must be filed within three months of the third anniversary of registration. Miss that window and the registration lapses automatically — no office action, no reminder, no way back. It also runs an unusually short one-month opposition period.
How the Mexican filing process runs
- Clearance. We check the Mexican register for earlier marks that would block or narrow yours, before you spend a filing fee.
- Classes and specification. Goods and services drafted to the Nice classification — too narrow and you leave gaps, too broad and you invite refusal.
- Filing. Filed as a national trademark at IMPI.
- Examination. Absolute and relative grounds — we respond to any objection as part of the fee.
- Opposition. 1 month from publication. We monitor the window and advise if anything is filed.
Use requirement at filing: no. You can register in Mexico without having used the mark yet, though long-term non-use will eventually expose the registration to cancellation.
Keeping a Mexican registration alive
Declaration of use at year three, then renewal every 10 years with a further use declaration.
Madrid Protocol or a direct Mexican filing?
Mexico has been a Madrid Protocol member since 2013, so the mark can also be reached by designating it from an existing home registration instead of filing directly.
Which is cheaper depends entirely on how many countries you need. For one or two territories, direct national filings usually win. Past roughly three, a single Madrid application generally costs less and is far easier to renew, because everything moves on one date instead of several. We cost both routes before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to register a trademark in Mexico?
Our professional fee is $399 per class. IMPI charges about MXN 3,000 per class on top, which we pass through at cost. For a single-class filing that is the whole cost; additional classes are charged per class by both us and the office.
How long does Mexican trademark registration take?
Absolute and relative grounds, and the opposition period runs for 1 month from publication. Where no objection and no opposition arise, registration follows on from there; an examiner objection or an opposition extends the timeline materially. We give you a current estimate at filing rather than a generic one.
Do I need to be based in Mexico to file?
No. Foreign applicants can register in Mexico. What you may need is a local address for service, which we provide as part of the filing, so being outside Mexico is not an obstacle.
Is a clearance search really necessary?
Filing fees are not refundable. A refusal based on an earlier confusingly similar mark costs you the fee and the months spent waiting for it. If you would rather test the ground first, our standalone trademark clearance search starts at $120 and the findings feed straight into the filing.
File your Mexican trademark — $399 per class, plus the IMPI official fee
The $399 is PerspireIP’s professional fee per class. The IMPI official filing fee is additional, is passed through at cost and is never marked up. Send us the mark and the goods or services it covers using the form below. We reply within one business day with the class recommendation, the exact IMPI fee and the all-in total before anything is filed.