ROSA MARIA DOMINGUEZ MARTÍNEZ APRIL, 2013 Tools used by the authorities to promote the International Patent System

PCT Promotion  Seminars on Patent Cooperation Treaty are developed twice a year as part of the free training program that IMPI offers to the users on different topics of Industrial Property  Seminars follow up are often organized by IMPI in collaboration with WIPO in the main cities of Mexico.

PCT Promotion  The IMPI website ( includes PCT information:  Official notices  PCT User’s Guide  WIPO link  Consultancies in person, by phone or .

PCT User’s Guide TRATADO DE COOPERACIÓN EN MATERIA DE PATENTES (PCT)

PPH Promotion  IMPI organized a seminary on November 18, 2011 for the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Mexican Attorneys' association).  IMPI in collaboration with the Embassy of The United States of America organized a seminar follow up by the main cities of Mexico in October 2013 in order to spread the use and advantages of the Patent Prosecution Highway for Mexican enterprises and users in general.

PPH Promotion  The IMPI website includes PPH information:  Official notices  Requirements  Procedures  Consultancies in person, by phone or .

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