Every Learning Site for Agriculture offers unique practices that can be captured and emulated by ordinary farmers. For these practices to be well documented, these unique practices should be preserved and the rightful owner should be recognized and acknowledged. For this purpose, the ATI Cordillera conducted a training entitled “Trademark Fundamentals for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): A Workshop for LSAs and MSs” held on July 10-12, 2024 at the Dam-muh-han hall, ATI-RTC-CAR, BSU Compd., La Trinidad, Benguet.
The main objective of the training was for the participants to submit at least a written draft application of their farm innovations or products developed for IPR registration.
Ms. Jeanne D. Dangkeo, Intellectual Property Rights Specialist II of the Department of Trade in Industry-Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) is the lone resource person. She intensely discussed with the participants the Intellectual Property Rights and System citing the fundamentals of patenting, utility model, industrial design, trade secret, trademark, copyrights, community intellectual property rights and protection and its enforcement; Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Incentive Programs and Services such as the Juana Make a Mark (OMAM), Juana Patent and Design (QPIP), Juan for the World, and Youth Intellectual Property Incentive Program; Trademarks and the Processes of Registration.
During the closing program, Mr. Froilan T. Albert of the Daguitan kan Tangkib Eco Village Agri-Farm expressed his gratitude and appreciation for being one of the participants. He said that he was really enlightened about the importance of registering innovative practices for IPR. “To be honest, my wife is regularly invited by the DTI to attend training on this subject. I am glad that I attended this training as well because I have gained a deeper appreciation of how IPR protects creativity and innovation,” he exclaimed.
A total of 34 LSA Farm Owners and MS representing various LSAs and FITS Centers in CAR attended the said training.
