Fact-finding mission to Central America and Mexico

During its second mission, the IP Key project was presented to more than 60 stakeholders in some 20 meetings across the major countries of Central America and Mexico. These exchanges resulted in a very large number of suggestions (80) for activities of the Annual Work Plan.

Worthy of note was the presentation of the project offered to the Council of Ministries of Economy (COMIECO) of the 6 countries grouped into the Secretary of Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA).

Thursday 19 October – Panama City

• Meeting with Embajada de España – Oficina Económica y Comercial
• Meeting with Camara de Comércio, Indústrias y Agricultura de Panamá (Panacamara)

Friday 20 October – Panama City

• Meeting with DIGERPI – Direccion General del Registro de la Propriedad Industrial
• Meeting with SIECA – Presentation of the Project at COMIECO (Consejo de Ministros de Integración Económica Centroamericana)

Monday 23 October – San José, Costa Rica

• Meeting with the EU Delegation to Costa Rica
• Meeting with COMEX – Ministerio de Comercio Exterior Costa Rica

Tuesday 24 October – San José, Costa Rica

• Meeting with the Registro Nacional de Costa Rica
• Meeting with Embajada de España
• Joint meeting with BritCham and Elanbiz
• Meeting with AHK – Cámara de Comércio e Industria Costarricense Alemana

Wednesday 25 October – Mexico City

• Meeting with the EU Delegation to Mexico
• Joint meeting with Counsellors of EU Member States and EU Industry representatives
• Meeting with IMPI - Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Intelectual

Thursday 26 October – Mexico City

• Joint meeting with IMPI and INDAUTOR
• Joint meeting with IMPI and Mexican IP Associations
• Meeting with the Secretaria de Economía
• Meetings with the Ambassador and the Vice-Ambassador at the EU Delegation to Mexico

Friday 27 October – Mexico City

• Meeting with the USPTO Regional IP Attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean