Patents
New creations are patents, utility models, drawings and industrial designs, integrated circuits and plant varieties. The department at the firm in charge of new creations is not only made up of lawyers who are experts in the area, but also engineers specialized in different fields of science. Given the nature of the legislation that governs industrial property and inventions-which are becoming more and more advanced technologically speaking, it is essential in this area to count with professionals with both: Legal and technical knowledge.
Some of the services that Uhthoff provides in this area are: preparation, filing and prosecution of applications; searches and advise to determine the patentability or possible infringement of an invention; preparation of expert testimony and recourses before the denial of a patent application, filing of responses to all type of official actions, payment of annual fees related to the acquisition and maintenance of those rights. We also prepare plant variety applications before the National System of Inspection and Certification of Seeds (SNICS), since their filing until obtention the Certificate of Registration.
Javier Uhthoff O.
j.uhthoff@uhthoff.com.mx
Eugenio Pérez
eugenioperez@uhthoff.com.mx
Our firm has more than ample experience and knowledge on the best practices in filing, prosecution and enforcement of such rights in Mexico and abroad. With a staff of qualified life-science / biotechnology specialists and experienced attorneys, we provide a high quality and full scope service in this area for individuals and companies that seek to protect their new plant variety developments. Our services include filing, prosecution of a Plant breeder application until the Certificate is obtained in several cases, in a very short time. We also take the necessary steps to keep the rights in force. Assignments, merges and change of name are part of our services. Some of our clients are Sakata Seed America, Inc., Berry Genetics, Inc., Enza Zaden Beheer B. V., Syngenta Crop Protection and subsidiaries, among others.
We take advantage of our extensive knowledge to guide you through the entire patent process. We also specialize in protecting your patents or defending you from an infringement lawsuit, so you can do what you do best, run your business.
Our engineers and attorneys who specialize in IT Copyright and Patent law have strong backgrounds in electrical engineering, electronics, computer sciences and all related information technology, this extensive industry knowledge benefits our clients throughout the life cycle of the patent or copyright – from preparation and prosecution to licensing and enforcement.
Our Information Technology experience is broad as well as deep. Considering our state of the art technology clients, we have advised in several topics to companies as 3M, Philips, Samsung, NTT Docomo, Panasonic, among others, always offering the best technical options whether the cases involve patents, copyrights or litigation processes.
Our firm has more than ample experience and knowledge on the best practices in filing, prosecution and enforcement of such rights in Mexico and abroad. With a staff of qualified life-science / biotechnology specialists and experienced attorneys, we provide a high quality and full scope service in this area for individuals and companies that seek to protect their new plant variety developments. Our services include filing, prosecution of a Plant breeder application until the Certificate is obtained in several cases, in a very short time. We also take the necessary steps to keep the rights in force. Assignments, merges and change of name are part of our services. Some of our clients are Sakata Seed America, Inc., Berry Genetics, Inc., Enza Zaden Beheer B. V., Syngenta Crop Protection and subsidiaries, among others.
