Intellectual Property Management Division
NICANOR B. BALBIN, PhD.
IPMD Director
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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About Us
The Intellectual Property Management Division (IPMD) shall be responsible for the overall management of generated Intellectual Properties (IPs), planning and implementation of IP-related activities, monitoring and prosecution of violations committed by persons or companies to the intellectual property rights of students and faculty in the University, and evaluation of the IPs and technologies to be generated from the proposed researches/theses/dissertations of the faculty/personnel and students. The Office shall have the following functions:
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Provide oversight supervision, guidance, and capacity-building including, but not limited to, IP audit, preparation, filing, and prosecution of applications for legal protection and assist in the technology transfer agreements;
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Lead in the preparation, filing, and prosecution of IP registration;
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Assist in negotiating technology transfer arrangements such as but not limited to licensing agreements in the University;
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Monitor royalties resulting from technology transfer arrangements and manage and disburse the same in accordance with these guidelines;
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Lead in contested proceedings affecting intellectual property rights in coordination with their respective statutory counsels;
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Perform a prior-art search on the submitted RDE proposals; and
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Perform other functions to accomplish the purpose and objectives of the IP policies and guidelines of the University.
Revised RDEM (2025)
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Vision and Mission
Vision
To be a leading institution in the protection and commercialization of intellectual property, fostering an environment of innovation and creativity that benefits the academic community, industry, and society at large.
Mission
To manage, protect, and optimize the intellectual property assets of Bicol University by providing comprehensive support in patenting, licensing, and commercialization, while fostering a culture of innovation and ensuring the responsible use of intellectual property for academic, economic, and social advancement.
Sections
IP Screening and Tagging
The primary implementing unit in coordinating and processing RD proposals endorsed or forwarded to the RDMD. As such, RDMD-TERD shall coordinate with the DBRCs for their involvement in proposal processing under their disciplinary coverage. RDMDTERD shall perform both technical and ethical reviews; hence, technical working groups are involved, namely the RDE Ethics Committee (REC), the Animal Care and Use Committee (BU-ACUC), the Technical Panel of Experts (TPEs), and other special committees designed for the purpose.
Patent, Utility Model, and Industrial Design Section
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Assignment, Copyright, and Other IP Section
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Audit, Dissemination, and Training
Tasked to conduct in-service training, meetings, seminar-workshops, conferences, consultations, dialogues, and the like aimed at improving the RDE24 system and procedures and assisting RD implementers from ideation of proposals, its implementation, to its completion.
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Contact Us
Higher Education Regional Research Center, Legazpi City, Albay
bu-ipmd@bicol-u.edu.ph
facebook.com/BURDE1977
