Mexico Grants Record 972 Domestic Patents in 2025

By Goodrich, Riquelme y Asociados

In 2025 Mexico reached a historic high in patents granted to domestic inventors, according to official data published by the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI), the country's federal agency responsible for administering industrial property rights. The figures mark the largest number of national patent titles issued in roughly 30 years, reflecting an uptick in inventive activity within Mexico's innovation ecosystem.

For the calendar year ending December 2025, IMPI recorded 972 patents awarded to Mexican nationals, surpassing the approximately 700 granted in the previous year and representing the highest count since comparable records began in the mid-1990s. In addition, IMPI noted that 150 additional patents remained pending payment at year's end, which — once formalized — could raise the annual total to more than 1,100 Mexican patent titles.

In 2025, IMPI received more than 21,000 invention-related applications, including patents, utility models and industrial designs, a slight increase over the previous year's tally. The overall number of invention titles granted, which encompasses all these categories, also rose by about 4 percent compared to 2024.

At a global level, data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) indicate that patenting remains a key indicator of technological output and economic competitiveness. In the Global Innovation Index 2025, Mexico ranked in the middle of the global standings but continued to improve the visibility of its innovation clusters, including Mexico City entering the “top 100” global innovation hubs for the first time.

Alongside patent activity, Mexico saw strong performance in trademark and distinctive sign registrations over the same period. IMPI received nearly 241,000 trademark and commercial identifier applications in 2025, with over 178,000 registrations granted, both representing growth year-on-year. These figures are tracked separately from patent data but together signal broader engagement with intellectual property protections.