Healthy entrepreneurship is key to growth and investment in research and innovation. The State’s obligation is to support healthy entrepreneurship, through the fight against “parasitic” entrepreneurship phenomena.

In addition, the defense and protection of Intellectual Property rights is a key control responsibility of DIMEA, as Intellectual Property is a key part of the innovation process of every company. The term Intellectual Property (IP) is general and includes rights such as:

• Patents
• Trademarks
• Industrial designs
• Geographic destinations
• Copyright

By securing Intellectual Property rights a company gains a strong comparative advantage over its competitors and under the current legislation, DIMEA is required to ensure it.