Transform Your Ideas into Patented Innovations! Do you have a brilliant idea for a product, process, or technology but don’t know how to protect it? Are you working on your thesis and wondering if your research is patentable? Or are you about to start a new project and want to ensure it’s novel, useful, and patentable? If so, this workshop is for you! The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) invites you to our 4 Day Patent Searching & Patent Drafting Workshop, a hands-

Are you ready to think outside the box, solve real-world challenges, and design solutions that matter for people and society? We invite you to our 2026 Design Thinking Workshop Series now enhanced with HCD+!

Student teams under Squad 3 of the Startup QC Program – Student Category gathered for an Intellectual Property (IP) learning session on August 25, 2026, at the 5th Floor Function Hall of the Quezon City Community Center in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City. Held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, the hybrid session brought together participants both on-site and online to deepen their understanding of IP and its importance in developing and protecting their startup ideas. Image: StartUp QC

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) conducted a hands-on Design Thinking Workshop on August 27, 2026, at the PLDT-CTC Building, Room 108, bringing together participants from diverse creative and professional backgrounds to explore innovation-driven solutions to emerging industry challenges. The workshop was facilitated by Mr Steve Chaves, Head of the Ideation Support Group (ISG) of AIPO, who guided participants through the Design Thinking process—from identifying c

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) joined fellow units under the Research, Creative Work, and Innovation (RCWI) cluster in welcoming the Ateneo community to the RCWI Open House 2026, held on 12 August 2026 at Faber Hall. Running from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM, the Open House featured a series of practical mini-talks designed to help members of the Ateneo community navigate different aspects of research, creative work, innovation, and scholarly engagement. Held at the Ri

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 Manila University, carrying the IP Week 2026 theme, “IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate!” Image: AIPO–IP Quiz Bee Competition participants with the organizers and AIPO representativ

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 the Philippines (IPOPHL), the program brought together participants from different sectors, professions, institutions, and countries. Image: Group photo of the participants and organ

Dr Jon Fernandez talking about intellectual property during the Tech Talk segment of WOCEE 2026 (Photo c/o WOCEE 2026) The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) joined innovators, technology companies, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders at the recently concluded World of Consumer Electronics Expo (WOCEE) 2026 last August 5-8, 2026, showcasing Ateneo’s initiatives in intellectual property, innovation, and technology commercialization. AIPO participated in the exhibi

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) partnered with Sterling Bank of Asia to host a full-day Design Thinking Workshop on July 24, 2026, at the bank's Head Office in San Juan City. The session brought together 25 participants from across the bank's business units for an immersive, hands-on experience in human-centered problem-solving. Group photo of Design Thinking Workshop Participants Sterling Bank of Asia, one of the Philippines' most progressive savings banks, ha

Bouldering at an Indoor Climbing Gym (Image from TripAdvisor) Each year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) selects a theme that shows how intellectual property touches ordinary life. For 2026, that theme is "IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate", a reminder that patents, trademarks, and copyrights are working quietly behind the scenes of every sport and driving the innovation that keeps athletes performing at their best. (World Intellectual Property Organizat