Mr. Kiyoshi Tsuru

“The latest development of licensing and government’s support measures

in Mexico”

Jalisco programsPrograms for Strengthening IP-orientedinventions.

Programs designed by the StateGovernment through the Secretariat ofInnovation Science and Technology andgranted by COECYTJAL.

- PROPIN: Jalisco's Program for thePromotion of Intellectual Property(oriented to inventions)

Directed mainly to SMEs, entrepreneursand independent inventors.

What does it cover?Fees:

Patent, Utility Model, Industrial Designs, PCT

Requests, PPH and Deposit of Biological

Material.

Who?Residents from Jalisco.

Jalisco programs- Intellectual CapitalAimed at established technology-basedcompanies, which in addition toprotection costs includes the possibilityof incentives to inventors.

-Strengthening Inventions to SuperiorEducation and CI.Directed to Institutions of HigherEducation, which in addition toprotection costs, includes incentives toinventors.

Technological Innovation Fund

Regional Fund created between theMinistry of Economy and the NationalCouncil of Science Technology(CONACYT) that seeks to promoteprojects oriented to the application ofknowledge for the improvement and /or development of new products,processes, services or materials with acontent significant innovation.

Technological Innovation Fund

Type of Solicitant Support %

Amount of support

• Person performing commercial activities

• Any type of business entity

70% Up to $250,000

USD

Startups

•Projects with a high degree oftechnological disruptive innovation.

•Developments must have a targetmarket development that can validateits competence

Technological Innovation Fund

Type of Solicitant Support %Amount of

Support

Person performing commercial activities. 60%

Up to.$250,000

USD

Microenterprise (1- 10) 60%Small enterprise (11-50) 50%Medium enterprise (51-250) 40%Any category, with association or entitlement with large companies or consortiums, or corporate groups. 30%

Entreprises constitued for at least 2 years

Created in 2015, Public Challenges is a strategy of the National

Digital Strategy Coordination that invites entrepreneurs and

innovators in the country to propose and develop solutions for

problems of the Federal Government.

Promote a sustainable

ecosystem of entrepreneurs

Create mechanisms to support SMEs

Digital solutions to

social issues.

Support Program for PatentingIMPI-FUMEC-NAFIN

General purpose:

Increase the number of patent applications and / or utility models throughprojects presented by companies, independent inventors and research centers,with a defined marketing strategy that promotes an industrial property culturein Mexico.

Particular objectives:

Industrial property registers of high scientific-technological, commercial andsocial value in Mexico.Position Mexico as an innovative country by international standards.Add value to the knowledge of inventors and entrepreneurs in Mexico.

Patents:•Novelty•Industrial Application•Inventive Activity•A defined marketing strategy that allowsincreasing the culture of industrial property inMexico.

Utility Models:•Novelty•Industrial Application•A defined marketing strategy that allows theincrease of the industrial property culture

Projects susceptible to patent

registrations or utility models that

already have a defined marketing

strategy

Support Program for PatentingIMPI-FUMEC-NAFIN

Services granted by IMPI:

- Technology Information ServicesOnline

Online SIT Service is a managementsystem for technological informationservices, which is an agile and assistedtool that allows filling out the followingapplications for presentation online orat the reception desk:• Technological information search

requests.• Requests for technologicalsurveillance, technological alert andcomplementary technological alert.

- Accelerated Patent Procedure Program(PPH)

The system to submit an applicationthrough the Accelerated Patent Procedure(PPH) establishes a process for the reviewof a document that has been presented inanother country.

Support Program for PatentingIMPI-FUMEC-NAFIN

Challenges

Investors require patents to access

venture capital

No venture capital will start

operating without IP rights

granted

“Valley of death”Lack of funding

Entrepreneur Support Network Platform.

2017

Entrepreneur Support Network Platform• 999 consultancies

National Entrepreneur Week• 1,126 consultancies on issues of:

trademark, Madrid protocol, inventions and information technology services

2018

Entrepreneur Support Network Platform• 611 consultancies (as of May)

Academic space that promotes thesharing of knowledge and experiencesthrough the entailment betweentechnological college students, researchcenters, private and public sector.

YEAR Assistants

2014 1,887

2015 1,291

2016 3,988

2017 7,944

2018* 1,401

*As of May 2018.

Building protected innovators program.

The goal of this program is toprovide students with an overviewof the basic elements andconcepts of the Industrial PropertySystem in the Mexico

YEAR Editions Assistants

2015 24 948

2016 122 4,983

2017 82 3,424

2018* 24 874

*As of May 2018.

Efforts promoted by government

National Video Game Contest for developers

Between private and government efforts,this initiative seeks the formalization of thevideo game industry.

•Locate the developers.•Funding and showcase opportunities.•Promoting IP protection and safeguard.•Create clusters and incubators to promotethe industry.•Support the industry through private andpublic initiatives.•Promote the legal use of software.•Formalization of the Mexican Video GameAssociation.

Principal Issues:

o Lack of venture capital.o Rule of law. o Contract enforcement.o Limited access to

financing.o Funding without

purpose.

Government Support

Publication kills novelty

Incorrectly conceded patents

No true assessment by third parties.

Lack of content in publications

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