As part of the overall IP Education and Awareness Program of the IPOPHL, the WIPO Summer School aims to provide a comprehensive 10-day lecture series on Intellectual Property and other IP-related matters for graduate/post-graduate students, young professionals and government officials whose work may require them to have better understanding of the laws and system of intellectual property.

The WIPO Summer Schools provide an opportunity for university graduate/post-graduate students and young professionals to acquire a deeper knowledge of IP, and how it can be used as a tool for sustainable development, as well as the role of WIPO in the administration and the provision of global IP services.

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Local Participants and Participants from Developing Countries:

  • Professionals: PHP 10,400 (USD 200)
  • Students: PHP 7,800 (USD 150)
  • Early Bird 25th Anniversary Discount Rate: Less 10%

International Participants:

  • Professionals: PHP 15,600 (USD 300)
  • Students: PHP 13,000 (USD 250)
  • Early Bird 25th Anniversary Discount Rate: Less 10%
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PROGRAM

Week 1 | On-Site | September 5 – 9, 2022

Day 1

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Opening Ceremonies, Welcome Address and Keynote Speeches
  • Primer: Presentation of the IPOPHL, the IP Academy, and the WIPO-IPOPHL Summer School on IP
  • Groupings: Discussion of Learning Activities & Final Requirements, Warm-Up Introductory Group Activity
  • Topic 1: The Intellectual Property System in Emerging Economies: The Philippine Experience
  • Interactive Activity: Office Tour in the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Introduction to Bureau Directors
  • Topic 2: World Intellectual Property Organization: Vision, Mission, and Current Developments

Day 2 | Trademarks

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 1
  • Topic 3: Protecting Goodwill: Dissecting the Trademark System in Emerging Economies (1.5 units)
  • Topic 4: Maintaining Your Edge: A Discussion on Unfair Competition (1.5 units)
  • Topic 5: The Geographical Indication System: The Way Forward (1.5 units)
  • Topic 6: Workshop: Trademark Examination and Registration Process (1.5 units)

Day 3 | Copyright and Related Rights

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 2
  • Topic 7: Protection of Creative Works in Emerging Economies: The Role of Copyright and Related Rights (1.5 units)
  • Topic 8: International Treaties Governing Copyright and Related Rights in Emerging Economies (1.5 units)
  • Topic 9: Fair Use, Creative Commons, and the Public Domain: Issues and Challenges (1.5 units)
  • Topic 10: Panel Discussion: Contribution of Copyright to Industries in Emerging Economies

Day 4 | Patents, Utility Models, and Industrial Design

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 3
  • Topic 11: Protection of Inventions in the Emerging Economies: The Significance of the Patent System (1.5 units)
  • Topic 12: The In-Between: Design Protection and its interface with other IP Areas (1.5 units)
  • Topic 13: Lecture/Workshop: Effective Tools and Techniques in Patent Information and Search (1.5 units)
  • Topic 14: Lecture/Workshop: Effective Tools and Techniques in Patent Drafting (1.5 units)

Day 5 | IP Commercialization

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 4
  • Topic 15: Managing Intellectual Property Assets: A Practical Perspective
  • Topic 16: Knowing the Value of Intellectual Property: The Theory and Practice of IP Valuation (1.5 units)
  • Topic 17: Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property: IP Commercialization, Transfer of Technology and Licensing (1.5 units)
  • Topic 18: Role Playing: Simulation Exercises for Licensing (1.5 units)

Week 2 | Online | September 12 – 16, 2022

Day 6 | IP Enforcement

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 5
  • Topic 19: Challenges and Best Practices of the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Emerging Economies
  • Topic 20: The Other Way: Alternative Dispute Resolution in IP Disputes
  • Topic 21: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Strategies: Perspective from an Asian Corporation

Day 7 | IP in Sustainable Development

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 6
  • Topic 22: Securing Tomorrow: Innovation in Green Technology and Environmental Sustainability
  • Topic 23: The Role of Innovation in Developing Countries’ Food Security: Present and Future Directions
  • Topic 24: The Role of Intellectual Property in Cultivating Innovation in the Start-up Industry

Day 8 | IP in Socio-Cultural Development

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 7
  • Topic 25: Establishing Protection Systems for Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Genetic Resources: Pathways and Barricades in Emerging Economies
  • Topic 26: The Role of IP in the Educational Systems in the Emerging Economies
  • Topic 27: The Balancing Act of Intellectual Property and Public Health

Day 9 | IP in the Internalization of Emerging Economies

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 8
  • Topic 28: Integrating Economies: The Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Intellectual Property
  • Topic 29: Risk Management and Investment Decisions of IP-Intensive Businesses: Key Considerations for Emerging Economies
  • Topic 30: Intellectual Property Profession: Key Perspectives on Practicing IP from Different Emerging Economies

Day 10

  • Registration and Administrative Matters
  • Interactive Activity: Review of Day 9
  • Plenary Session: Group Presentations on Contemporary Issues on IP (Part 1)
  • Plenary Session: Group Presentations on Contemporary Issues on IP (Part 2)