The   Ateneo de Manila University , through the   Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) ,  participated in the IP C.I.R.C.L.E League   2025  competition organized by the   IP Academy  of the   Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) .  The IP C.I.R.C.L.E League   is   a multi-competition that allows participants from different universities to C reate, I nteract, R efine,  C ompete,  L earn, and E xperience intellectual property. The competition was held

On September 16–17, 2025, Ms. Vanessa E. Malapit, Head of the Protection and Education Group of the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO ), represented Ateneo de Manila University at the Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) Best Practice Summit 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. She was part of the Philippine delegation alongside Dindo O. Dumali, IP Rights Specialist IV at IPOPHL–DITTB and IAP focal person, and the country’s IAP beneficiaries—Dr. Lizah Dorao-Pascual, inventor of

Ateneo Blue Nest , the university’s official startup incubator under the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) , successfully concluded its Game-Based Learning Workshop in celebration of Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) 2025  last November 13, 2025. The event brought together over 50 founders, investors, innovators, and incubator partners for an afternoon of interactive learning through strategic board games designed to simulate real-world leadership and decision-making en

Last October 28–29, 2025, a team from the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP)  of the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO)  conducted a site visit to Team SunSHARE at the University of the Cordilleras (UC)  to assess their progress and provide guidance on the ongoing deployment of their renewable energy platform. The visit was led by AIPO Director, Dr Jon Fernandez, and Head of Commercialization and Business Incubation Group (CBIG), Engr Benjamin Mira

On October 30th, the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO)  conducted an Intellectual Property (IP) awareness session for the Technopreneurship class of Dr Erees Queen Macabebe from the Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, School of Science and Engineering. This session is part of their initiative to equip engineering students with foundational knowledge about IP protection and the Ateneo IP policy. Image: Group photo of the AIPO represent

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) successfully concluded the Short-term Program for Researchers on Innovation and Technopreneurship (SPRINT)–Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP)  2025 through a two-day Demo Day and Graduation Ceremony held at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel on October 14–15, 2025. The event gathered DOST-funded innovators, industry partners, and key leaders in research, commercialization, and startup development. Day 1  opened with

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) held an on-site workshop of the SPRINT–Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP) 2025 on September 16–17, 2025, at The Loft, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University. The two-day activity brought together innovators, mentors, and experts for an intensive learning session focused on intellectual property, business development, and financial literacy for technology-based ventures. The program gathered a promising cohort of t

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On 10 September 2025, the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO)  hosted a Design Thinking workshop at CTC 213 from 9 AM to 3 PM....