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Visayas selects entries to National Inventors Week
Publish, Protect and Profit, DG urges Visayan Scientists
By Atty. Sara Jane A. Suguitan
ILOILO CITY, Philippines Intellectual Property Philippines (IP
Phils.) Director General (DG)
Ricardo R. Blancaflor graced the opening ceremony of the 2010
Visayas Island Invention Contests
and Exhibits (VIICE 2010) last August 12.
Over 80 scientists and inventors from Regions 6, 7 and 8 joined
the contest.
The Visayas Island invention contest is an
elimination/qualifying round for the National Invention
Contest in November, according to Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) Region 6
Director Rowen Gelonga. Region 6 hosted the event, in
collaboration with DOST Regions 7 and 8.
Todays theme, Filipino Inventions and Innovations: the Way
Forward, stands true for our time,
said IP Phils. Atty. Blancaflor.
From the creation of an idea, the next step is to protect that
idea from unauthorized use or outright
theft. After protection, commercialization follows, Atty.
Blancaflor said.
Technology Transfer Made Easy
Atty. Blancaflor pointed out that with the passage of the
Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009,The transfer of
technology or knowledge from the research laboratory to the market
will be easily
facilitated. New technologies developed in research laboratories
can now be easily commercialized
and used by the Filipino public.
Atty. Ricardo R. Blancaflor (left), Director General of IP
Philippines, delivered the keynote speech in the2010 Visayas Island
Invention Contest last August 12. Over 80 scientists joined the
contest. (Photo byAtty. Leny B. Raz)
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Contest Categories
The inventions went on exhibit from August 12 to 13 and competed
in six categories
Invention (Tuklas Award); Utility Model; Industrial Design;
Creative Research (Likha Award);
Student Research (Sibol Award) for high school students; and
Student Research (Sibol Award) for
college students.
IP Phils. Patent Drafting
and Land Bank Financing
Sessions
Technical Sessions on research
proposal packaging, intellectual
property rights awareness, patent
application and procedure,
DOST-TAPI assistance programs
for inventors, and Land Bank of
the Philippines financing program
for inventors were also conducted.
The Mindanao invention contest
was held in Davao City last July
22-25. Central Luzon and
National Capital Region will host
their joint invention contests in Malolos, Bulacan on August
24-26.
The contest for Southern Luzon will be held in Legazpi City on
September 6-8. The Northern Luzon
cluster will host theirs in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on
September 14-16. The winners will vie during
the National Inventors Week in December.
Atty. Leny B. Raz is the Director of the Bureau of Trademarks.
Atty. Sara Jane A. Suguitan is a
Trademark Examiner. Email [email protected]
Protect and profit from your inventions, Atty. Ricardo
R.Blancaflor (center), Director General of IP Phils.,
tellsscientists at the 2010 Visayas Island Invention Contest.(Photo
by Atty. Leny B. Raz)
