IAP: Ecuador

Income eligibility criteria:

• An individual earning less than three monthly “unified basic remunerations”.
• A microenterprise with between 1 and 9 employees and turnover less than $100,000.
• A small enterprise with between 10 and 49 employees and turnover between $100,001 and $1,000,000.

Documentation required to demonstrate eligibility:

• Sworn statement certifying your remuneration (for individual inventors). 
• Unified MSME Registry issued by the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries (for micro and small enterprises). 
• Description of your invention. 
• Drawings that explain the invention. 
• Search report prepared by a competent organization or person, or independently (optional, if a prior art search has been performed).

For more information, visit the country IAP webpage of the National Service of Intellectual Rights of Ecuador (SENADI).

If you have any questions about the local eligibility criteria and selection process, please contact our IAP focal point in Ecuador.