Mexico is a member of most international organizations regulating the protection of intellectual property rights. The Mexican government strengthened its domestic legal framework for protecting intellectual property with the promulgation of a new industrial property law in 1991 and a new copyright law in 1997. These laws extend product patent protection to nearly all processes and products, including chemicals, alloys, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and plant varieties; extend the term of patent protection from 14 to 20 years from the date of filing; and substantially increase protection for several types of copyrighted materials. Trademarks are granted for 10-year renewable periods. A wide range of criminal, administrative and civil remedies are available for intellectual property rights violations.