This year 2011 the Patent's System in Mexico has been mainly
characterized by two major events: a) the designation of a new
General Director of the "Mexican Institute of Industrial
Property" "Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad
Industrial" (IMPI in Spanish); and, b) the entrance of the
IMPI to the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program (PPH).
Firstly, on April 15, 2011 Rodrigo Roque Díaz was
designated as the new General Director of the IMPI, succeeding
Jorge Amigo, who had successfully directed the Institute for 18
years.
Rodrigo Roque Díaz has come with the command to refresh
and strengthen the legal aspects of the IMPI, with the purpose of
maintaining the Mexican Patent Office as a fundamental organization
for the development and competitiveness of our country and as one
of the best patent offices in Latin America.
