The IP Boost Camp is a five-day training program designed to give undergraduate and law students a deeper understanding of intellectual property (IP) and related fields. By enhancing their knowledge, the program aims to strengthen students’ competence and confidence in IP, equipping them for future careers in the field of IP, business, innovation, creative industries, and other IP professions.

The camp will cover a broad range of topics, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other key areas of IP.

DATE:

June 24-25, 30

and

July 1-2, 2026

FEES:

P2,000.00

PROGRAM

Day 1

  • IP Boost Camp Primer / Introduction of the Program
  • Discussion of Requirements and Group Activities
  • Groupings / Get to Know
  • Overview of IP, Introduction to IPOPHL and IP Academy
  • Tour of Ateneo de Manila University’s Innovation and Creative Centers
  • Team Huddle and Initial Research Planning

Day 2 - Trademarks

  • Assessment (Overview of IP, Intro to IPOPHL and IP Academy)
  • Protecting your Mark: Trademark and Its Impact on National Development
  • Mini Challenge: Trademark
  • Workshop: Trademark Search and Application
  • Emerging Contemporary Issues on Trademark Protection: Counterfeiting and the Digital Economy
  • Break and Final Huddle
  • Group Task: Group Logo Presentation
  • Philippine Origin-Linked Products: A Closer Look on the Geographical Indication (GI) System in the Philippines, Its Importance and Impact to Society

Day 3 - Patent, Utility Model, and Industrial Design

  • Announcements and Assessment (Trademark)
  • Patent and Innovation: Overview of Patent and the Patent System in the Philippines
  • Workshop: Prior Art Search Part 1
  • Workshop: Prior Art Search Part 2
  • Group Task: Patent Search Activity
  • Mini Challenge: Patent
  • The Many Forms of IP: Industrial Designs, Trade Secrets, and Plant Variety Protection

Day 4 – Copyright and Related Rights

  • Assessment (Patent, Utility Model, Industrial Design)
  • Protecting Creativity: The Role of Copyright in Philippine Creative Sectors
  • Mini Challenge: Copyright
  • Understanding Related Rights in Intellectual Property
  • Creative Frontiers: IP and Perspectives from the Philippine Creative Industry
  • Group Task: Group Advocacy Presentation
  • Team Huddle for Final Presentation
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Day 5 - Other Intellectual Property Areas and Graduation Ceremony

  • Assessment (Copyright and Related Rights)
  • Reinforcing Your Rights: The Path of IP Enforcement
  • IP Management: IP Commercialization, Technology Transfers and Licensing
  • Lunch and Final Huddle
  • Practicing your Profession: Career in Intellectual Property
  • Group Task: Presentation of Research Outputs
  • Graduation Rites
  • Graduation Message
  • Presentation of Graduates and Awarding of Certificate of Completion
  • Awarding of Special Awards: Top 10 Boost Campers, Top 3 Best Groups, Best Final Paper Presentation
  • ISIP Recognition and Awarding Ceremony
  • Top 1 Boost Camper Address
  • Pledge of Commitment

REGISTRATION

Step 1: Create an ILAW account

  • Go to ILAW website (ilaw.ipophil.gov.ph)
  • Click “Log in” and then click “New Account”
  • Complete the required information to create an account
  • Check email for confirmation to verify your account

Step 2: Select the Course

  • Once verified, go to “Courses”
  • Click “IP Boost Camp”
  • Click the course shell “IP Boost Camp 2026 – Manila”
  • Click “Enrol Me”

Step 3: Registration and Payment

  • Once inside the course shell, answer the registration form and submit a copy of the following:
    1. School ID
    2. Registration Form
    3. Formal Picture
  • Wait for IP Academy’s email for the payment of fees.

Contact:

For questions or concerns you may email Mr. Benjamin C. Villarico at benjamin.villarico@ipophl.gov.ph or Ms. Maria Shiela T. Batacan at shiela.batacan@ipophl.gov.ph