WIPO – IPOPHL Summer School 2026

This WIPO – IPOPHL Summer School in Emerging Economies is a 10-day hybrid training designed to provide graduate students and professionals with an opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding of intellectual property and how it may be utilized as a tool for the sustainable socio-cultural and economic development of emerging economies. The program also aims to expose and inform participants about the role of WIPO in the administration and provision of global intellectual property services.

The WIPO – IPOPHL Summer School 2024 will be held in Metro Manila from July 20 to 31, 2026, in a hybrid modality (Week 1: online; Week 2: onsite).

Participants from Developing Countries:

Students/government agency: PHP 14,500.00/USD 250
Professionals: PHP 20,500.00/USD 350

Participants from Developed Countries:

Students: PHP 23,500.00/USD 400
Professionals: PHP 29,500.00/USD 500

How to register?

Week 1 | July 20, 2026 to July 24, 2026

Day 1 - General Topics

Time	Topic
8:00 – 12:00	Preliminaries
13:00 – 14:00	The Intellectual Property System in Emerging Economies
14:15 – 15:15	The Role of WIPO in Strengthening IP Systems for Emerging Economies

Day 2 - Trademarks

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:00	Trademark Systems for Growth in Emerging Economies
10:30 – 12:00	Mastering the Trademark Filing, Examination, and Registration Procedures
13:00 – 14:30	Geographical Indications and Cultural Development

Time	Topic
9:30 – 10:30	Harnessing Copyright for Development in Emerging Economies
11:00 – 12:00	Understanding Related Rights in Emerging Creative Economies
13:00 – 15:00	Navigating Fair Use, Creative Commons, and the Public Domain

Day 4 - Patents, Utility Models, and Industrial Designs

9:00 – 10:00	The Power of Patents in Emerging Economies
10:30 – 12:00	Harmonizing Form with Function: Protecting Industrial Designs in Emerging Markets
13:00 – 14:00	Inventive Notes: A Guide to Conducting Effective Patent Searches
14:30 – 16:00	Composing Strong Claims: Tools and Techniques in Patent Drafting

Day 5 - Emerging Trends in Intellectual Property

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:00	Charting Creative Growth: Advancing the Philippine Creative Industries Roadmap thru Intellectual Property
10:00 -12:00	Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies (AI, blockchain, metaverse, NFTs)
13:00 – 14:00	Data, Creativity, and Control: Ethical Dimensions of AI in Intellectual Property
14:30 – 15:30	Intellectual Property and Public Health in Emerging Economies

Week 2 | July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026

Day 6 - IP Commercialization

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:00	Practical Strategies for Managing Intellectual Property Assets
10:30 – 12:30	Appraising Creative Value: IP Valuation for Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Creators
13:30 – 14:30	From Lab to Market: Commercialization Strategies for Intellectual Property
15:00 – 16:00	Practical Tools on IP Licensing for Practitioners and Best Practices in International / Cross-Border Licensing of IP

Day 7 - IP Enforcement

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:30	Overview of Alternative Dispute Resolution
11:00 – 12:30	Fine-Tuning Licensing and Technology Transfer Agreements
13:30 – 15:00	Setting the Tempo: Drafting Licensing Agreements for Creative Industries (Workshop)
15:30 – 16:30	Strategies for Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement

Day 8 - IP and Sustainable Development

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:30	Echoes of Tradition: Ethical Lawyering in the Protection of Indigenous Music and Cultural Expressions
11:00 – 12:00	Intellectual Property and Environmental Sustainability in Emerging Economies
13:00 – 14:00	Ensuring Fair Play: Unfair Competition in Emerging Markets
14:30 – 15:30	Introduction to IP Audit

Day 9 - IP Beyond Borders

Time	Topic
9:00 – 10:00	Trading Tracks: Intellectual Property and Cross-Border Innovation in the Global Economy
10:30 – 12:00	Ethical Practice in the IP Profession
13:00 – 14:30	The IP Scale: IP Practices in Emerging Economies (Panel Session)

Day 10 - Culminating Activity

Time	Topic
9:00 – 15:00	Plenary Session: Presentation of Summer School Final Requirement
15:00 – 17:00	Closing Ceremony

How to Register

STEP 1: CREATE AN ILAW ACCOUNT

Go to ILAW website (https://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 “Synchronous” then select “Summer School on IP”
Click the course shell “2026 WIPO-IPOPHL Summer School on IP in Emerging Economies”
Click “Enrol Me”