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CHAPTER XIIIndustrial Property1. IntroductionWithout doubt some of the most important assets of companies today are their patents, 205trademarks, slogans, and, in general, the intangible goods that serve to differentiate andsell their products under highly competitive market conditions. In Mexico, together withthe commercial opening of the country and the liberalization of the economy, there hasbeen a significant legal evolution to protect these intangibles, in order that companiesmay invest in our country without fear of being deprived of such goods by third partiesthat attempt to take advantage of their prestige and technological developments. Below,the current regulation of this area is explained.2. Creations with Industrial Application2.1. Invention PatentsAn invention is any human creation that permits the transformation of matter or energythat exists in nature for its use by humans and for the satisfaction of their concrete needs(specifically, inventions are industrial products, processes conceived for their productionor use, and apparatuses regarding their application).The patent, for its part, is the document issued by the State to record the exclusive 1and temporary right that a natural person or legal entity has to exploit in the industrialarena an invention that meets the legal requirements. 2__________1Such exclusivity rights consist of preventing other persons from manufacturing, using, selling, offering forsale, or importing the patented product without the patent holder’s consent, and the right to prevent otherpersons from using the patented process and from using, selling, offering for sale, or importing a productobtained directly from a patented process without the patent holder’s consent.2Patents are granted for inventions that have a technical or essentially technical nature.