Clear and comprehensive documentation of innovations and unique practices from our LSAs through writing provides a formal record that can be used to establish ownership and protect intellectual property from unauthorized use or infringement. Writing also facilitates effective communication. It enables others to understand the novelty and significance of the innovation, fostering collaboration and investment and ultimately contributing to the commercial success of the innovation. With this development, the ATI-Cordillera conducted the training entitled “Penning Innovations: Learning the Art of Intellectual Property Rights for Learning Site Cooperators, Magsasaka Siyentista's and RBOs of CAR” held on May 22-24, 2024 at the Damuh-han Hall, ATI-RTC-CAR, BSU Compd., La Trinidad, Benguet.
The main objective of the training is for the participants to submit at least a written draft application of their farm innovations or products developed for IPR registration.
Ms. Jeanne Dugui-es Dangkeo, Intellectual Property Rights Specialist II of DTI-CAR is the lone resource person. She profoundly discussed with the participants the Intellectual Property Rights and System, IPOPHL Incentive Programs and Services.
During the closing program, Ms. Edna Bendadan, RIC Provincial President of Mt. Province expressed her gratitude for joining the training. She said that she has been in the industry of producing processed products for a long time and has no idea of Intellectual Property Rights. With this training, she learned the need to register processed products for intellectual property rights, primarily to protect businesses and/or products, and to make it simpler to locate businesses, services, or goods offered. She was very happy and grateful for considering her as one of the participants.
Also, Ms. Vivian Grace Mangilinan of Healthy-Harvest Integrated Farm expressed her appreciation to the training. “This training is very crucial to everyone and their businesses to comprehend the legal framework surrounding intellectual property. It aids in protecting inventions, creative works, designs, and many more, thereby fostering innovation and competitiveness. With all the scope of what we had during this training, I realized that as someone who has been exposed to some of the topics such as trademark and copyright, and as a media practitioner, I have stopped working in line with my profession for nearly 5 years, so this training served as a refresher while also teaching me a lot. It is imperative that when we are given this kind of training opportunity, grab it and let us always remember that joining does not require only our presence but also our active participation and eventually apply it to our existing business or whatever sector we have,” she concluded.
A total of 30 participants representing various LSAs and FITS Centers in CAR attended the said training.// with reports from Dr. Cristine B. Esnara
