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What is the Public Domain Search Engine?

The public domain patent search engine is a tool developed by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI), made available to the public free of charge.

What are public domain technologies?

Although there is no internationally accepted definition, in the field of industrial property, the term public domain technologies refers to...

What can they be used for?

Becoming familiar with public domain technologies can be very useful for entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized companies, and researchers, as they can function as stimulus for the development of new creations.

Keep in Mind

The fact that a technology is in the public domain cannot be interpreted as an exception to compliance with laws and public order regulations that govern the development, transformation, management, production, manufacture, distribution, and commercialization of said technology.