A patent is a privilege granted by a state for the territory of this state, to exploit exclusively a novel invention susceptible of industrial application.

The word "patent" has two meanings: it is a privilege granted to an inventor over some product and/or process applicable to the industry as an exclusive right to exploit an invention, and in addition it is the legitimate document certified by the government via the IMPI, that recognizes the attributes of the inventor and the rights imparted. Said document is called title of patent or title of protection. The privilege granted through a patent is the exclusive right to exploit an invention during a limited term of twenty years, meaning that nobody can make "commercial use" of the patented product or process without the formal consent of the owner of the patent.

We consider as invention everything arising from intellectual creation which allows the transformation of matter or energy in nature for human exploitation by way of the immediate satisfaction of a concrete need. Processes and products having industrial applications are included among inventions.

As the Examples of Patent Documents show, all documents contain descriptive information about the development of a technology, diagrams and claims which define the scope of protection. This information may be used on behalf of the development of products and services by your company and for your company.

Examples of Patent Documents.

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