Patenting polymorphs in Mexico

In the chemical context, polymorphism refers to the ability of a compound to exhibit more than one crystalline form. That is to say, in solid state the molecules of the compound are organised in different structures. An example of polymorphism is carbon which, depending on the arrangement of the atoms, exists as graphite, diamond or nanotubes (allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure).

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