Thursday, December 06, 2007 Agency completes draft IP policy strategy for RP
THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) submitted last week the Philippine Intellectual Property Policy Strategy to President Arroyo at the National Innovation Summit.
The summit, led by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aims to develop an environment conducive for innovation through the adoption of policies that could accelerate innovation and spur growth across industries.
“IP Philippines spearheaded the crafting of the Philippine Intellectual Property Policy Strategy to tap the creative genius of our people, and to ensure that the IP system promotes innovation,” Adrian Cristobal Jr., director general of the agency, said.
“The policy strategy will foster a creative and competitive Philippines that uses intellectual property for national development. This is the vision of IP Philippines for the country,” he added.
In the two-year development phase of the strategy, IP Philippines has conducted 120 one-on-one interviews with IP generators from 51 public and private institutions. This number represents 30 sectors with a constituency ranging from the visual arts, literature and design to science and technology groups.
The initial findings were then validated in a four-day workshop participated in by some 130 IP generators from 60 public and private institutions. During the workshop, the office gathered 10 research studies and position papers.
“The Philippine IP Policy Strategy covers eight major sectors identified as the country’s IP assets and approaches to achieve the plan’s objectives,” Cristobal said.
“These are biodiversity and genetic resources; indigenous knowledge systems and practices (IKSP), folklore and geographic indications; copyright and other creative industries; public health; small- and medium-sized enterprises; patent reform; universities and research and development institutions and; capacity-building and heightened IP enforcement.” country’s survival and continued competitiveness in the new global knowledge-based economy.” (PR)
