Ateneo Intellectual Property Office

29/09/2026

Lighting the spark for change: Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Kwan Laurel Social Enterprise Fund unveil ‘KisLap Year 2.’

25/09/2026

AIPO facilitated a full-day Design Thinking Workshop for Asticom Technology titled “Designing for Impact.” The session engaged participants across Asticom’s business units in human-centered design practices, led by AIPO’s Head of Ideation Support, Mr. Steve Chaves. The workshop focused on collaborative ideation, user empathy, and rapid prototyping to help teams create more meaningful solutions. Read more: https://wix.to/NbDGHQ7

23/09/2026

AIPO boosted its Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) search capabilities with a focused three-day training workshop organized by IPOPHL at the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA. Participants gained hands-on skills to better assess IP risks and support research commercialization. Read more: https://wix.to/oL1mhEs

08/09/2026

Student teams from Squad 3 of the Startup QC Program – Student Category strengthened their knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) during an intellectual property awareness session held on August 25, 2026, at the Quezon City Community Center.

Joining both on-site and online, participants explored how IP can help them protect their ideas, build stronger startup foundations, and create greater value from their innovations as they move forward in their entrepreneurial journey.

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02/09/2026

‼️Early-Bird rate is extended until September 30, 2026 ‼️

Transform your idea into a patented innovation!

Join AIPO's 4-Day Patent Searching & Drafting Workshop, a hands-on workshop for researchers, students, and inventors on how to search prior art and draft patent applications.

Learn practical steps to make your work novel, useful, and protectable.

To register, visit go.ateneo.edu/PatentWorkshop2026.

02/09/2026

AIPO hosted a hands-on Design Thinking Workshop to prototype a Critical Thinking Center tailored for the AI era. Participants from diverse backgrounds collaborated under the guidance of Steve Chaves to explore innovation-driven solutions for emerging industry challenges. Read the full recap and see how Ateneo is building future thinkers: https://wix.to/v7J1n6V

01/09/2026

AIPO at RCWI Open House 2026: bringing design thinking and IP basics to the Ateneo community! 🎓✨ On 12 August 2026 at Faber Hall, AIPO joined fellow RCWI units to share practical mini-talks on research, creative work, and innovation—helping faculty, students, and staff navigate intellectual property and design-thinking approaches in their projects.

Read the full recap and key takeaways: https://wix.to/on8N0HX

25/08/2026

Transform your idea into a patented innovation!

Join AIPO's 4-Day Patent Searching & Drafting Workshop, a hands-on workshop for researchers, students, and inventors on how to search prior art and draft patent applications. Learn practical steps to make your work novel, useful, and protectable.

To register, visit go.ateneo.edu/PatentWorkshop2026.

25/08/2026

Students showcased sharp minds and IP awareness at the AIPO–IP Quiz Bee Competition on August 12, 2026! Organized by the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office, the event—aligned with the IP Week 2026 theme “IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate!”—brought together enthusiastic participants and organizers for a fast-paced test of intellectual property knowledge. Read more about the highlights and outcomes here: https://wix.to/qPjzc5b

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO), recently held the AIPO–IP Quiz Bee Competition, an activity originally planned as part of Ateneo IP Week 2026 in April. Following its postponement, the competition was successfully conducted on August 12, 2026, at Room 223, PIPAC Building, Ateneo de ...

25/08/2026

AIPO joined the 2026 WIPO‑IPOPHL Summer School on Intellectual Property in Emerging Economies (July 20–31) — a unique program by WIPO and IPOPHL that brought together practitioners, academics, and policy makers from around the world. Participants exchanged insights on IP challenges and opportunities in emerging economies, strengthening networks and capacity for innovation. Read more: https://wix.to/lMv8T1V

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) participated in the 2026 WIPO-IPOPHL Summer School on Intellectual Property in Emerging Economies, held from July 20 to 31, 2026. Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of th...