Prueba de Uso blog
Mexico requires a declaration of use at year three. Keep a dated, publicly verifiable record for each mark to support your evidence of use.
Trademark cancellation for nonuse in Mexico: what it is and how to avoid it
A Mexican trademark that goes unused for three years in a row can be cancelled at someone’s request. Learn what the law says, how to defend your registration and what evidence to keep.
Read the articleWhat proof of use is and why IMPI may ask you for it
In Mexico, a registration alone isn’t enough: you have to be able to show that your mark is in use. What counts as evidence and how to back it with a verifiable date.
How to prove use of your trademark in Mexico: options compared
Invoices, dated photos, advertising, a Mexican notary’s record and Prueba de Uso: what each option proves, what it doesn’t and how to combine them.
What to keep as evidence of use (and what doesn’t count)
Invoices, inventories, advertising and dated photos: what to keep to prove use of your mark in Mexico, for how long and how to organize it.
Your trademark’s date of first use: what it is and how to prove it
The date you started using your mark goes in the application and can’t be changed later. What it’s for, what happens if you can’t prove it and what to keep from day one.
The certified timestamp, explained simply
What a digital fingerprint is, what a timestamp is and why, together, they prove your evidence existed on an exact date.
An open catalog: your mark, verifiable by anyone
An open index where a third party can check the date of your evidence without asking you for anything.
RFC 3161: the standard behind your timestamp
Why a timestamp issued under this standard can be recognized and verified by third parties.