Mr. Victor Garrido
Insurgentes Sur 1898
21st Floor
Guadalupe Inn
01030 Álvaro Obregón, CDMX
Mexico

I have more than 20 years’ experience handling both administrative and technical aspects of patents, industrial designs and utility models, including prior art searches, drafting and filing of applications, counselling in examination, technical opinions on patentability, clearance analysis and opinions for litigation.
I am active member of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the Free Trade Agreements Standing Committees at the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, as well as a member of the INTA Law Firm Committee and the Association of Intellectual Property Firms Patent Committee, and I am current chair of the Industrial Designs and Utility Models Committee at the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
Experience & Qualifications
- Biochemistry and pharmacology
- Chemistry
- Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering
- Materials; polymer science
- Software; computer-implemented inventions
- IP counselling
- Patent drafting
- Patent prosecution
- Registered design prosecution
Roles in FICPI
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CET 2 Designs
CET Group 2 is FICPI’s research authority on Design protection.
Its main objective is to promote the discussion of the trending topics concerning Industrial Designs in different parts of the world, either in national or international level.
CET 2’s body of experts are encouraged to bring to the awareness of the group of new guidelines or positions of different Offices that might affect how designs are protected, in which case CET 2 actively seeks to promote a dialogue with the register authority in order to assure that the views of the Practitioners worldwide is heard.
In sum, the CET 2 Group should always be a leader, getting out in front of all issues concerning Design matters.
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- English