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Trademark refusal rate in Mexico: Madrid System filings
95,999 international registrations on record designate Mexico. Among the 25,191 designations registered 2019–2022 (the resolved cohort we measure outcomes on), 26.7% received a provisional refusal, 2,055 (8.2%) are still refused outright, 1,398 partially, and 21,094 (83.7%) hold a grant of protection. That refusal rate is above the 4.4% median across the 60 most-designated offices.
How U.S. companies fare in Mexico compared with 60+ other offices: where U.S. trademark owners get refused abroad.
47% of the registrations designating Mexico also designate the United States. Those appear in USPTO data as well, so a USPTO clearance check catches them; the rest are invisible to a U.S.-only search.
Most-designated Nice classes in Mexico
| Class | Goods / services | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Class 9 | Computers & Electronics | 28,620 |
| Class 42 | Computer & Scientific | 17,228 |
| Class 35 | Advertising & Business | 16,392 |
| Class 41 | Education & Entertainment | 12,012 |
| Class 5 | Pharmaceuticals | 11,810 |
| Class 3 | Cosmetics & Cleaning | 10,292 |
| Class 25 | Clothing | 9,180 |
| Class 7 | Machinery | 8,995 |
| Class 1 | Chemicals | 6,569 |
| Class 28 | Toys & Sporting Goods | 6,504 |
Who files into Mexico
Office of origin of the registrations designating Mexico, where the filers are based.
| Office of origin | Registrations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States (US) | 25,308 | 26.4% |
| European Union (EM) | 15,719 | 16.4% |
| China (CN) | 10,211 | 10.6% |
| France (FR) | 5,318 | 5.5% |
| Switzerland (CH) | 5,156 | 5.4% |
| Germany (DE) | 5,092 | 5.3% |
| United Kingdom (GB) | 3,952 | 4.1% |
| Italy (IT) | 3,692 | 3.8% |
International registrations designating Mexico, by registration year
Registrations on record by the year they were registered internationally. Our copy covers registrations with activity since July 2025, so older years reflect renewals and decisions, not original volume.
| Year | Registrations | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4,991 | |
| 2018 | 5,214 | |
| 2019 | 5,738 | |
| 2020 | 5,612 | |
| 2021 | 6,211 | |
| 2022 | 7,630 | |
| 2023 | 9,711 | |
| 2024 | 12,134 | |
| 2025 | 12,121 | |
| 2026 | 6,298 |
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