Theodore Schultz September 2009

Mexico’s Regional Offices

There are 5 regional offices in the following cities: Monterrey Guadalajara Merida Puebla Leon

National coverage with 5 Regional Offices

Atención directa desde el D.F. Hidalgo Estado de México

Oficina Regional Norte Nuevo León TamaulipasCoahuilaChihuahuaDurango

Oficina Regional SuresteYucatánQuintana RooCampecheTabascoChiapasOaxaca

Oficina Regional Occidente Jalisco NayaritSinaloaColimaSonora Baja Cal.Baja Cal. Sur

Oficina Regional BajíoGuanajuatoQuerétaroSan Luis Potosí AguascalientesMichoacánZacatecas

Oficina Regional CentroPueblaTlaxcalaVeracruzGuerreroMorelos

Classification of SMEs

In Mexico the classification of SMEs is related to the number of employees and depending in the type of business.

Manufacturing Commerce Services

Micro 0 to 30 0 to 5 0 to 20

Small 31 to 100 6 to 20 21 to 50

Medium 101 to 500 21 to 100 51 to 100

Large >500 >100 >10

Importance of SMEs

The universe of SMEs in Mexico

Manufacturing Commerce Services

Micro 94.4% 94.9% 97.4%

Small 3.7% 4.0% 1.6%

Medium 1.7% 0.9% 0.5%

Large 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%

IP Government Programs of the State of Jalisco

Through the State Office of Economic Promotion (SEPROE) there are different sources of funds to back Intellectual Property Rights applications.

Inventions

The state of Jalisco Council of Science and Technology (COECYTJAL) provides funds for applications of IP Rights to any Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprise, and private inventors, universities and research centers. It includes fees, and any other expenses, such as lawyer fees. It includes PCT applications, industrial models and utility models.

Inventions..

The procedure requires to present with the application a technology search. The program provides with up to 100% of the application cost.

Trademarks

The State Council of Economic Promotion (CEPE) backs Micro and Small Enterprises with 50% of the application fees for trademarks.The only requisite is to demonstrate that they are taxpayers, by presenting the IRS registration.

Other actions on behalf of SMEs

Acting as juries in creativity competitions

Conferences, work shops, courses Advising micro and small enterprises

in matters related to IP Participation in incubators evaluation

committees

Other actions

Training personnel for TTOs

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individuals

Growth 2006 - 2007 + 19.3%2007 - 2008 + 14%

Growth2006 - 2007 + 11.9%2007 - 2008 + 6.8%

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Relationship with Universities and Research Centers

• Establishing Technology Transfer Offices

• Implementing Intellectual Property courses

• Lectures in Universities and Research Centers

Principales Funciones de ORO

Oficinas de Transferencia de Tecnología: herramienta para acelerar el desarrollo económico y el bienestar.

9, 10 y 11 de Septiembre de 2009 Hotel Hilton, Salón México III