A Business Link Approach to Add Value

• Background

• Culture

• Infrastructure

• Funding

• Results

• Challenges

Industry95% SMEs

Ecosystem: Story of Diversity and Collaboration…

TOTAL

20,198Patent

Utility Model

Industrial Design

IMPI 16,581 434 3,183

mexican 685 387 1188

Patent Applications2008

54%

46%

RO NRO

November 2000Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

DiagnosisTechnology Generators

HEIs, Research Centers, Industry - SMEs

Independent Inventors

IP Offices

Technology Users

Industry, GovermentFunds for Technology

Science and Technology Organisms

Goverment. Inhdustry

DEVELOPDEVELOPTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

AND GRANT IPRsAND GRANT IPRs

PatentsCopyrightsTrademarks

Trade Secrets

Regional Technology

Requirements

Research

Industry

Academy

Funds

Commerce

Scien

ce a

nd

Technolo

gy

Organ

ism

s

NRO

Infraestructure

Trend

SMEs

$$ Private

Local

StateFederal

ACTION

PLAN

NRO Healthy SMEs ecosystem….

……Bringing Knowledge, IP Portfolios and Bringing Knowledge, IP Portfolios and Management of Intangible Asset trough Management of Intangible Asset trough

Goods and Services to MarketGoods and Services to Market

• Commercialization Culture / Incentives• State, local, industry financial support• Highly sophisticated infrastructure• Synergy with collaborations

≈ Long track record of commercial success

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

Nu

evo

Leo

nN

uev

o L

eon

11 PATENT APPLICATIONS

NRO – TEC AGREEMENT;NRO – TEC AGREEMENT;TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITUTRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU

47 PHD GRADUATE STUDENTS47 PHD GRADUATE STUDENTS3 PATENT APPLICATIONS3 PATENT APPLICATIONS

27 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20052005 2006200620042004

42 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20082008

15 PATENT APPLICATIONS

233 GRADUATE PHD STUDENTS

2009 so far…2009 so far…

NRO- I2T2 AGREEMENTNRO- I2T2 AGREEMENT

1313 PATENT APPLICATIONS PATENT APPLICATIONS

20072007

9 PATENT APPLICATIONS AND UP TO

20 PATENT SEARCH SPONSORED

20082008

4 P. AP. SPONSOREDBEGINS FONLIN PROG.

2009 so far…2009 so far…

28 PATENTAPPLICATIONS

20072007

11 PATENT APPLIICATIONS

20032003

BEGINS THE DESIGNING OF THEINNOVATION FUNDING PROGRAM

20062006

100% PAYMENT COVERAGE FOR PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH ONLY FOR SME’s

TA

MA

UL

IPA

ST

AM

AU

LIP

AS

TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU50 TRAINED

TECHNOLOGICY MONITOR

4 PATENT APPL.

INNOVATION FAIR10 PATENT APPLICATION

938 PROPOUSALS

INNOVATION FAIR7 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20042004 20052005 20062006 20072007

INNOVATION FAIR15 PATENT APPLICATIONS

938 PROPOUSALS

20082008

250 TRAINED TECHNOLOGIY MONITOR29 PATENT APPLICATIONS

2009 So far…2009 So far…

CO

AH

UIL

AC

OA

HU

ILA

4 PATENT APPLICATIONS INNOVATION FAIR

150 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS

TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU

20062006 20072007

1717 P. AP. 752 PROPOSALS

30 PATENT SEARCH30 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS

20082008

2222 P. AP. 632 PROPOSALS

63 PATENT SEARCH30 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS

2009 So far…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

DU

RA

NG

OD

UR

AN

GO

NRO STARTS OPERATIONS IN DURANGO

20072007

TRAINING PROGRAM IN SITU5 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20082008

6 PATENT APPLICATIONS

2009 So far…2009 So far…

NRO Patent CentersC

HIH

UA

HU

AC

HIH

UA

HU

A

3 PATENT APPLICATIONS

NRO – CIMAV AGREEMENT

TRAINING PROGAMTRAINING PROGAMIN SITUIN SITU

3 PATENT APPLICATIONS

12 PATENT APPLICATIONS

8 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20032003 20042004 20052005 20062006 20072007

11 PATENT APPLICATIONS

20082008

1 PATENT APPLICATIONS

2009 so far…2009 so far…

PROVIDE IP STRATEGIES FOR SME’s

100% PAYMENT COVERAGE FOR PATENT AND PRIOR ART SEARCH ONLY FOR SME’s

Funding Programs

NROTrademark specialists

Trademark registration

Commercial Packages for SMEs

Universities Students Designs

Federal Ministry of Economy

Direct payments Bar Codes

Business Incubators

Business Plans

NRO Patent specialists

Technological searches

Technological Packages for SMEs

Patent drafting

Patent protection

Municipal governments

Direct paymentsState agencies

Federal agencies

Universities

Inventors TechnologyResearch centers

ADVANCE PROGRAM

IP CENTERSIP CENTERS

62 SME’s 2007 - 200962 SME’s 2007 - 2009

353 SME’s FAVORED 353 SME’s FAVORED

IP STRATEGY AND COMERCIAL PACKAGEIP STRATEGY AND COMERCIAL PACKAGE

CHIHUAHUA

TAMAULIPAS

COAHUILA

8,00026 SME’s

11,00037 SME’s

25,000109 SME´s

10,000 TECHNOLOGICAL

PACKAGE

15,00061 SME’s

+1,400

TECHNOLOGICALPACKAGE

30,000120 SME´s

+3,000

TECHNOLOGICALPACKAGE

SO FAR

2005 2006 20092007 2008

dll

s

50% paid commercial package Laguna’s Fund 2009

15,000 dlls

117 SME’s FAVORED117 SME’s FAVORED2,00026 SME’s

8,00037 SME’s

2008 2009

dll

s

37 SME’s FAVORED WITH 37 SME’s FAVORED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGESTECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES

Fertilizantes

Pesticidas

Maquinaria

Nuez

Herramientas

TechnologyPackage

Nogal

Commercial Package

Logotipo y Nombre

Normas de autoregulación

Negociación

Acuerdos

Producto final

SMEs Applications

AWARENESSAWARENESS

64 IP REGIONAL AGENTS

853 TECHNOLOGY MONITORS

PATENTCENTERS

IP CENTERS

STILL WORKING

WITH US

Patent Aplications: Research Centers

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS, S.C 11

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN QUIMICA APLICADA4

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 NACIONAL 4

INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY

31

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO 4

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON 12

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SINALOA 3

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA 10

UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA 2

UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA 1

UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO 9

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO 17

TOTAL 100

5 Institutions rank in top 10 Mexico

NRO

FEDERAL STATE MUNICIPAL

They use the governmental They use the governmental mechanisms to support the mechanisms to support the SMEs structure.SMEs structure.

ALLIANCESALLIANCES

SMEs-GOVERNMENTSMEs-GOVERNMENT

They know the benefits of the They know the benefits of the Industrial Property system.Industrial Property system.

95% of ORN 95% of ORN users are users are SMEsSMEs

NRO CHALLENGES

PATENTCENTERS

PATENT CENTERS +

TTO’s

• IMPROVE THE ACTIVITIES OF PATENT CENTERS IN ORDER TO BECOME TTO’s

•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”

TECHNOLOGY MONITORSTECHNOLOGY MONITORS

CHIHUAHUA

TAMAULIPAS

COAHUILA

MásMás de de 35 35 asesores especializados formados en PI con énfasis asesores especializados formados en PI con énfasis

en atención a PyMES y más de en atención a PyMES y más de 3 años3 años en esta laboren esta labor

NUEVO LEÓN

DURANGO

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