The Foundation pursued legal action because the way in which the IMPI withdrew from our agreement was found to be illegal. The Mexican court agreed with our position, and by the end of 2021, the Foundation had received a favorable resolution on the 2020 lawsuit. This led to initial meetings with IMPI's renewed top management, but unfortunately, we were unable to reset the funds. In June 2022, the Foundation formally requested that the IMPI reset the funds in order to continue functioning under the agreement, as a legally developed addendum had been created to supplement the original agreement. There were hectic changes in top management at the Mexican Ministry of Economy and the IMPI in 2022, resulting in unproductive efforts from previous negotiations. Then, in July 2023, the Foundation submitted a second lawsuit to enforce the one won in 2021, which was accepted by the court. On 13 September 2024, the Foundation was notified by the court of a favorable resolution regarding this second lawsuit. The IMPI still has one final opportunity to contest this resolution, although the probability of changing the outcome is minimal. Consequently, the Foundation's executives and its Board of Governors resumed communication with the IMPI's legal team to accelerate the resetting of the funds and the collaboration agreement. This was unsuccessful. Although the final ruling generally favored the Foundation, FUMEC filed a direct appeal for constitutional protection, claiming that the returns generated should not be limited to December 2022 but should instead be accumulated and calculated until IMPI actually made the payment; that is, until the month of 2024 in which IMPI complied with the ruling handed down on July 1, 2024. The court revoked the contested trial of July 1, 2024, and issued a new ruling, reiterating the considerations regarding the period and the amounts that IMPI is obliged to pay to FUMEC, in order to fully restore FUMEC's infringed subjective right. On September 8, 2025, a federal court issued a new ruling ordering the IMPI to do the following: 1. Within four months, return $5 million USD to FUMEC's endowment (matching funds). 2. Submit a financial expert report to determine the amount of accrued earnings that the IMPI must pay to FUMEC from August 2020 until the funds are returned. Between October 2025 and April 2026 (7 months), IMPI filed eight different appeals in an attempt to overturn the new ruling; all were rejected. However, IMPI succeeded in extending the deadline by four months to comply with the ruling. On May 20, the court certified that its ruling of September 8, 2025, had become definitive and informed IMPI that the four-month deadline to comply with the ruling will end on September 29, 2026; and that if IMPI fails to demonstrate compliance with the ruling within the granted period, the complaint procedure provided for by law will be initiated. Proposed completion date – 4Q2026. Contact person – Eugenio Marin, Executive Director