3. A Business Link Approach to Add Value Background Culture Infrastructure Funding Results Challenges

4. Industry 95% SMEs Ecosystem: Story of Diversity and Collaboration… TOTAL 20,198 Patent Utility Model Industrial Design IMPI16,5814343,183 mexican6853871188 November 2000 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

5. Diagnosis Technology Generators HEIs, Research Centers, Industry - SMEs Independent Inventors IP Offices Technology Users Industry, Goverment Funds for Technology Science and Technology Organisms Goverment. InhdustryDEVELOPTECHNOLOGY AND GRANT IPRs

6. Patents Copyrights Trademarks Trade Secrets Regional Technology Requirements Research Industry Academy Funds Commerce Science and Technology Organisms NRO Infraestructure Trend SMEs $$ Private Local State Federal ACTION PLANACTION PLAN

7. NRO Healthy SMEs ecosystem…. …Bringing Knowledge, IP Portfolios and Management of Intangible Asset trough Goods and Services to Market Commercialization Culture / Incentives State, local, industry financial support Highly sophisticated infrastructure Synergy with collaborations Long track record of commercial success

8. NRO Leadership… 1st in Mexico to set up a Patent Center (2005 CIMAV Research Center) 1st Accessible Innovation Funding Program (I2T2 paying all IPR including prior art search and the novelty analysis) 1st in spreading IP regional centers (in Chamber of commerce and industry) 1st training Program in situ (2003 5 regional agents) Zero staff turnover (trainees still working with us since 2003) 5 institutions rank in top 10 Mexico

9. Nuevo Leon 11 PATENT APPLICATIONS NRO – TEC AGREEMENT; TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU 47 PHD GRADUATE STUDENTS 3 PATENT APPLICATIONS 27 PATENT APPLICATIONS 20052006 2004 42 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2008 15 PATENT APPLICATIONS 233 GRADUATE PHD STUDENTS 2009 so far… NRO- I2T2 AGREEMENT 13 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2007 9 PATENT APPLICATIONS AND UP TO 20 PATENT SEARCH SPONSORED 2008 4 P. AP. SPONSORED BEGINS FONLIN PROG. 2009 so far… 28 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2007 1 1 PATENT APPLIICATIONS 2003 BEGINS THE DESIGNING OF THE INNOVATION FUNDING PROGRAM 2006 100% PAYMENT COVERAGE FOR PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH ONLY FOR SMEs TAMAULIPAS TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU 50 TRAINED TECHNOLOGICY MONITOR 4 PATENT APPL. INNOVATION FAIR 10 PATENT APPLICATION 938 PROPOUSALS INNOVATION FAIR 7 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2004200520062007 INNOVATION FAIR 15 PATENT APPLICATIONS 938 PROPOUSALS 2008 250 TRAINED TECHNOLOGIY MONITOR 29 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2009 So far… COAHUILA 4 PATENT APPLICATIONS INNOVATION FAIR 150 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU 20062007 17 17 P. AP. 752 PROPOSALS 30 PATENT SEARCH 30 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS 2008 22 22 P. AP. 632 PROPOSALS 63 PATENT SEARCH 30 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS 2009 So far… 100% PAYMENT COVERAGE ON PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH FOR TAMAULIPECOS. COTATOUR 100% PAYMENT COVERAGE ON PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH FOR COAHULENSES COECYTTOUR NRO Patent Centers

10. DURANGO NRO STARTS OPERATIONS IN DURANGO 2007 TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU 5 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2008 6 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2009 So far… NRO Patent CentersCHIHUAHUA 3 PATENT APPLICATIONS NRO – CIMAV AGREEMENT TRAINING PROGAM IN SITU 3 PATENT APPLICATIONS 12 PATENT APPLICATIONS 8 PATENT APPLICATIONS 20032004200520062007 11 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2008 1 PATENT APPLICATIONS 2009 so far… PROVIDE IP STRATEGIES FOR SMEs 100% PAYMENT COVERAGE FOR PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH ONLY FOR SMEs

11. Funding Programs NRO Trademark specialists Trademark registration Commercial Packages for SMEs UniversitiesStudentsDesigns Federal Ministry of Economy Direct paymentsBar Codes Business Incubators Business Plans NROPatent specialists Technological searches Technological Packages for SMEs Patent drafting Patent protection Municipal governments Direct payments State agencies Federal agencies Universities InventorsTechnology Research centers ADVANCE PROGRAM

12. IP CENTERS 62 SMEs 2007 - 2009 353 SMEs FAVORED IP STRATEGY AND COMERCIAL PACKAGE CHIHUAHUA TAMAULIPAS COAHUILA 8,000 26 SMEs 11,000 37 SMEs 25,000 109 SME´s 10,000 TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGE 15,000 61 SMEs + 1,400 TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGE 30,000 120 SME´s + 3,000 TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGE SO FAR 20052006200920072008 dlls 50% paid commercial package Lagunas Fund 2009 15,000 dlls 117 SMEs FAVORED 2,000 26 SMEs 8,000 37 SMEs 20082009 dlls 37 SMEs FAVORED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES

13. Fertilizantes Pesticidas Maquinaria Nuez Herramientas Technology Package Nogal Commercial Package Logotipo y Nombre Normas de autoregulación Negociación Acuerdos Producto final SMEs Applications

14. AWARENESS 64 IP REGIONAL AGENTS 853 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS Training Courses on IP matters Forum for SMEsSMEs Centers PATENT CENTERS IP CENTERS STILL WORKING WITH US

15. Patent Aplications: Research Centers CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS, S.C 11 CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN QUIMICA APLICADA 4 CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y ASISTENCIA EN TECNOLOGIA Y DISEÑO DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO, A.C. 4 CIATEC, A.C. 1 CID CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO, S.A. DE C.V. 2 CORPORACION MEXICANA DE INVESTIGACION EN MATERIALES, S.A. DE C.V. 1 FUNDACIÓN MEXICANA PARA LA SALUD CAPITULO PENINSULAR A.C. 1 INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGIA DEL AGUA.* 1 INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA MANUEL VELASCO SUAREZ 2 INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA, A.C. 2 TOTAL:71 Patent Aplication: Universities INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL4 INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY 31 UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO4 UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON12 UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SINALOA3 UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA10 UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA2 UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA1 UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO9 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO17 TOTAL100 5 Institutions rank in top 10 Mexico

16. NRO FEDERALSTATEMUNICIPAL

17. They use the governmental mechanisms to support the SMEs structure. ALLIANCESSMEs-GOVERNMENT They know the benefits of the Industrial Property system. 95% of ORN users are SMEs

18. NRO CHALLENGES PATENT CENTERS PATENT CENTERS + TTOs IMPROVE THE ACTIVITIES OF PATENT CENTERS IN ORDER TO BECOME TTOs TRAINING PROGRAMS, INTANGIBLE ASSETS VALUATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NEGOTIATION TO PROMOTE MARKETING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP FUNDING PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE VALLEY OF DEATH

19. TECHNOLOGY MONITORS CHIHUAHUA TAMAULIPAS COAHUILA Más de 35 asesores especializados formados en PI con énfasis en atención a PyMES y más de 3 años en esta labor NUEVO LEÓN DURANGO

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