Seven technologies now IPR-protected
July 9, 2015
The Department of Science and Technology’s FPRDI (DOST-FPRDI)was able last year toprotect the intellectual property rights (IPR) of seven of its technologies.
“This means that these seven technologies-- which can either be a product, process or information -- can no longer be copied, without the copier being punished by law,” says FPRDI’s Engr. Grecelda A. Eusebio.
“The DOST-FPRDI for six years now has regularly filed IPR applications with relevant agencies, in support of the Department’s goal to be more vigilant in guarding all of its intellectual property.”
The seven newly protected technologies are the following:
- Utility Model
- Process for the Protection of Fire Retardant from Nano-sized Sodium Modified Montmorillonite for Wood-Based Materials
by Rico J. Cabangon, Irma I. Palanginan and Blessie A. Basilia
- Process for the Protection of Fire Retardant from Nano-sized Sodium Modified Montmorillonite for Wood-Based Materials
- Copyright
- Lecture on Charcoal Making and Briquetting
by Armando Allan Bondad - Handbook on Engineered Bamboo Products
by Rico J. Cabangon - Handbook on the Interaction of Rainfall, Tree Diameter and Sulphuric Acid Treatment on Resin Yield of Palosapis (Anisopterathurifera (Blanco) Blume sp. thurifera)
by Arsenio B. Ella and Arsenio L. Tongacan - Lecture on Basic Pulping and Papermaking
by Adela S. Torres - Handbook on Philippine Raw Materials Sourcebook 4 (Furniture, Woodcarvings, Decors, Gifts and Accessories)
by Fernando C. Pitargue, Jr., Ramiro P. Escobin, Robert A. Natividad and Emerita R. Barile - Handbook on Characterization and Efficacy of Plantation-Grown Lemon-Scented Gum (Corymbiacitriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson) Volatile Oil against Wood-Destroying Organisms
by Irma I. Palanginan and Carlos Garcia.
- Lecture on Charcoal Making and Briquetting
The utility model was approved by the Intellectual Property Office Philippines (IPO Phil) while the copyrights were approved by the National Library.
“Utility model,” according to IPO Phil, “refers to a patent for a new and useful but obvious improvement on a given technology. ”Since 2008, FPRDI has protected 55 IPRs – 41 copyrights, 2 utility models, 12 registration certificates, 1 invention and 1 trademark.
In this day and age when technology is advancing at a very rapid pace, commercially viable inventions need patent protection. According to IPR expert Jared Nyagua, intellectual property protection is the lifeline to the business competitiveness of companies. It yields revenues for the IP owners while guaranteeing their rights in competitive markets. (Rizalina K. Araral, 01 July 2015)#
