Invention, Intellectual Property, and Income

Objective: The project is aimed to make a weaver from the modification and implementation of an alternative mechanism on a CNC machine, which is definitely intended for indigenous weavers women of the State of Chiapas in Mexico.

I am dividing the project in different stages:

 

 

1. - Implementation in the alteration of a CNC as a first machine study of a weaving machine.

    > Files for construction adaptation for Router CNC AXYZ 4008
        * Base_adaptation.dxf
        * Aguja_doble.stl
        * Aguja_final.stl
        * Driver_L298 for eagle
        * Limit_Sensor for eagle
        * Gear_train.dxf
        * Rack and pinion
        * Slider crank rod system for aguja with base      

    > Software
        * Arduino 1.0.2 or later
        * Memo pad

     > Hardware
        * Router CNC AXYZ 4008
            - Cutting area 2440 x 1220 mm
            - Compatibility files dxf, plt and nc
            - Maximum height for weaving: 300 mm
        * PC
        * Fabduino
        * Fab ISP

PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In Mexico, the protection of an invention and the grant of a patent are issued in the Mexican state to state the exclusive temporary right that a person has to exploit industrially an invention that meets the legal requirements.
According to the Constitution, in our country a patent granted the sole rights to exploit an invention. These rights give the author of an invention exclusively privileges when the invention meets a number of legal requirements of the patent.

PATENTS AND UTILITY MODELS

The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), according to the Law on Industrial Property (LPI), has within its powers to encourage and protect industrial property; that is to say, those exclusive rights to operate granted by the Mexican State for a given to the creations of industrial and commercial application such as time a technically new product; one improvement of a machine or apparatus; an original industrial design to make a product more useful or attractive; novel manufacturing process; a trademark or notice, a name that identifies an establishment or a statement about the geographical origin distinguishes a product or it special.
The IMPI has the authority to handle the various procedures to be followed when the illegal use of these rights and to declare, if the revocation or invalidity when the right holder's request, on the ground that are being affected by a third party occurs.
Industrial property is made up of two parts: the intellectual property and authorial property that relates to copyright.
Intellectual property protection:
a) Patents, utility model registrations, registrations of industrial designs and layout-designs of integrated circuits
b) The distinguishing signs as trademarks, slogans and trade names and appellations of origin.
Industrial property should encourage improvements within companies, both in production processes and forms used in their marketing activities to enhance competitiveness and economic benefit.
The legal systems that protect industrial property in Mexico are the Law on Industrial Property (LPI), its regulations and rules for the submission of applications and the application is responsible for the Institute (IMPI).

PATENTABLE INVENTIONS

A patent or registration is a privilege that confers an exclusive right to operate granted by the Mexican Government, through the Federal Public Administration by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property to the person performing the invention of a product or process.
A patent is a document issued by the Mexican State to state the exclusive temporary right that a person has to exploit an invention industrially.
According to the Mexican Constitution grants a patent "monopoly" of exploitation of an invention and gives you exclusive use provided that you comply with the legal requirements of patent registration.
Patentability requirements:
1. The presence of an invention in their legal acceptance;
2. The invention is the result of an inventive step;
3. That it is a new invention;
4. The invention is capable of industrial application.
The request must be in writing using the format given IMPI,
Fulfilling these formal requirements are published in the Gazette of Industrial Property, a publication of the application.

In the Industrial Property Act, Title II: From Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs set to:

CHAPTER I, ARTICLE 9.-  The individual who makes an invention, utility model or industrial design, or its assignee shall have the exclusive right to operate to their advantage, by themselves or by others with their consent.
In CHAPTER II. Of Patents
ARTICLE 15.-  Invention is defined as any human creation that allows the transformation of matter or energy that exists in nature, for use by man and meet their specific needs.
ARTICLE 16.-  Shall be patentable inventions that are new, involve an inventive step and capable of industrial application, in terms of this Act.

This is an approach of the legal framework within the FabLabs would work


2. - Performing a CNC router leveraging with an inexpensive laptop prototypes made by my fellow Fab Academy in past generations

3. - Market research, which is the main product made by indigenous weavers, to produce machinery for a CNC.

4. - Training of the indigenous women in the operation of a CNC.

5. - Fundraising Support for portable CNC manufacturing to lead a weaving community.

6. -Placement of the product in the sales market

7. - Product Distribution at the regional level in the first instance.

8. - Invitation to leading companies to donate a CNC for each weaver family.

9. - Creating organizations that support communities to obtain resources.

10. - Diversification of products for different markets

This is an approach to a problem for years to come, and is aimed to give a small contribution to the. weavers communities of Chiapas.