INNOVATIONS OFFICE

ABOUT THE OFFICE

The Office of Innovation is directed at developing new technologies. It seeks to harness available global knowledge and technologies that support the development of new and/or improved products, systems, processes, policies, or services to increase productivity and promote overall welfare.

Innovation & Technology Support Office (ITSO)

In recent years, IPOPHL has developed a network of 77 ITSOs composed of higher education and research development institutions. This program seeks to foster the creation of intellectual property (IP) in the academe and research sectors, particularly in invention and utility models, to increase the national innovative output and to promote the presence of Filipino inventions in the international patent system.

Likewise, it is set up to strengthen support for our Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the ITSOs extend technical assistance to MSMEs and local inventors regarding trademark and patent searches and the drafting of patent, utility model, and industrial design documents.

OBJECTIVES:

ITSO SERVICES

IP Creation

By facilitating access to global science and technology information: serve as a patent search facility and library for patent information; provide skills training in patent searching; render patent search services; and organize a community of patent information users

IP Protection

By promoting domestic and globally-recognized innovations: provide general information on patents and patenting; provide skills training in patent drafting and prosecution; render patent drafting and prosecution services; and organize a community of experts to participate in patent examination.

IP Commercialization and Utilization

By assisting the commercialization of globally-competitive innovations: render IP audit and evaluation services; provide licensing support; provide advice on IP management and commercialization strategies; and be a depositary of patent-related documents, papers, and statistics.