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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
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ILOILO City – Negosyo Center coordinators and business counselors here underwent a one-day seminar-workshop to equip them with relevant knowledge and skills in promoting the importance of effective utilization of intellectual property (IP) in the region.
The Intellectual Property Satellite Office (IPSO) Iloilo conducted the “Negosyo Ko, IPO-Protect Ko,” a capacity-building activity for Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Negosyo Center coordinators in Region 6 on March 9.
The activity aimed to increase the understanding and appreciation of coordinators and business counselors on the benefits of the effective utilization of IP system and skills necessary in the delivery of IP services (trademarks, patents, copyrights) to motivate micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to modernize their operations through IP registration.
The 2016 Business Name Registration System showed that DTI-6 ranked fifth with 20,024 new business name registration among the 17 regions in the country. The figure represents the potential market the IPOPHL, through the IPSOs, can explore.
IPOPHL IP Field Operations Unit head Atty. Leny B. Raz led the formulation of an action plan of Negosyo Centers on IP for MSMEs, while IPFOU area manager Engr. Eric C. Paden gave an overview of the IP System. IPFOU assistant area manager Marlo Q. Carag discussed the concepts and application processes, while IPSO-Iloilo Field Operations specialist Marianne T. Bebit talked about the eTMFile.
DTI-6 regional director Rebecca M. Rascon, on the other hand, encouraged the coordinators and business counselors to include in their targets the profiling of MSMEs in their respective areas of coverage.
Representatives from the Bureau of Internal Revenue also shared its programs and thrusts relative to the implementation of the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises – a business enterprise engaged in production, processing, or manufacturing of products, including agro-processing, as well as trading and services, with total assets of not more than P3 million.
As of March 10, there are already 32 Negosyo Centers in the region with the inclusion of the recently opened Center in Makato, Aklan./PN
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