====== Technology Transfer and Business Development Office ======

| [[#message_from_the_director|Message from the Director]] |
| [[#history|History]] |
| [[#accreditation_profile|Accreditation Profile]] |
| [[#mission_and_vision|Mission and Vision]] |
| [[#core_values|Core Values]] |
| [[#list_of_services_or_programs|List of Services or Programs]] |
| [[#services_or_programs_offered|Services or Programs Offered]] |

=== Message from the Director ===

At the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office, we bridge UP Manila innovations and the broader community by transforming research and creative outputs into innovations that benefit society.\\
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Our office’s mandate is to protect the intellectual property of the University and its constituents and enable its responsible translation into technologies, products, and services that address real-world needs.\\
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We work closely with our researchers, faculty, and other partners to ensure that innovations are protected and positioned for maximum impact. Through intellectual property protection, technology transfer, and industry collaboration, we help move innovations from the research laboratory to the community.\\
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These efforts forge UP Manila’s role as a leader in health research, innovation, and public service. By fostering partnerships and encouraging Intellectual Property (IP) utilization, we help ensure that UP Manila’s research fulfills its purpose in serving the Filipino people and contributing to national progress.\\
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**Prof. Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, PhD, MTM, MA, CGNC**\\
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=== History ===
The UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (UPM TTBDO) was formally established during the 1310th Meeting of the UP Board of Regents, held on 27 August 2015, following a period of institutional restructuring within the University of the Philippines to strengthen IP management and technology transfer. \\
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This restructuring was driven by the promulgation of RA10055, the Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009, which provided the national framework for protecting and commercializing publicly-funded research.\\
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In 2011, the University revised its Intellectual Property Policy to align with the new law. In the following year, the University established the UP System Technology Transfer and Business Development Office, replacing the former Technology Licensing Office and signaling a shift toward a more proactive approach to innovation and commercialization. Prior to these changes, IP concerns at UP Manila were handled by the Intellectual Property Office under the UP Manila Legal Office. \\
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With the approval of the UP Board of Regents, the UPM TTBDO was formally created as an office under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.\\
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Since its founding, the UPM TTBDO has served as the central unit responsible for managing intellectual property, innovation, and technology transfer in the University. The TTBDO assists faculty, students, and staff in applying their knowledge, skills, and research expertise toward meaningful social and economic impact. Its functional objectives include protecting the intellectual property rights of the UP Manila research community, crafting policies and guidelines grounded in evidence and best practices, and facilitating the transfer of technologies and processes to industry and other partners. The Office’s mandate is embodied in its catchphrase, “Seek, Secure, Scale to Serve,” which succinctly reflects the innovation pathway from identifying potential intellectual property assets to securing appropriate protection and ultimately scaling technologies for societal benefit.\\
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Today, the UPM TTBDO continues to strengthen UP Manila’s innovation ecosystem through intellectual property awareness campaigns, IP protection strategies, and technology transfer initiatives such as licensing and business development. Through these efforts, the TTBDO plays a vital role in ensuring that UP Manila’s innovations reach beyond the University and contribute to national development and public welfare.\\
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=== Accreditation Profile ===
**IPOPHL ITSO Franchise:**\\
The ITSOs were envisioned to be the patent service providers in their local communities, conducting not only patent searches but also patent drafting, prosecution representation, advisory, training and over-all IP management.\\
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=== Mission and Vision ===

**Mission**\\
The University of the Philippines Manila – Technology Transfer and Business Development Office will proactively and competently secure and translate proprietary ideas and research outputs into scalable products and services that are responsive to the health needs of Filipinos and the world. We will manage the organization’s resources with integrity and commitment in providing opportunities for growth and productivity of its people.\\
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We will provide a secure, efficient and state of the art management and operation system of the University’s intellectual properties, and excellence in business processes by following ethical and credible industry standards and partnerships.\\
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**Vision**\\
To be the leading technology transfer office in the Philippines that secures and translates health innovations towards nation building, in collaboration with local and International universities and industries by 2026.\\

=== Core Values ===

1. **Integrity** – valuing our advocacy, being forthcoming, and serving UP Manila and the country \\
2. **Excellence** – doing outstanding work with passion and delivering innovative solutions for our clients, partners, and the Office we represent \\
3. **Credibility** – exercising due diligence, compliance, and a high level of accountability to colleagues, the office, UP Manila, and our clients and partners \\
4. **Ethics** – showing continual observance of high respect and honor during our interaction and relationship with the clients and partners \\
5. **Professionalism** – representing our office and particularly, UP Manila, with an expert character and skillfulness, while building our capacity, challenging ourselves with great ideas and strategies, and taking responsibility for tough decisions \\
6. **Team work** – giving our full commitment and recognizing that the office is “not a one-man show,” as we all strive and ensure the well-being and success of everyone \\
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=== List of Services or Programs ===
1. Request to use UP Trademarks\\
2. Patent Application\\
3. Trademark Registration\\
4. Copyright Deposit/Registration\\
5. IP awareness campaigns\\
6. Business development services\\
7. Advisory services\\
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=== Services or Programs Offered ===
^ Service Name: ^ Request to Use the UP Trademark ^
| **Clients:** | UP Manila constituents and other institutions |
| **Contact Information:** | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| **Description:** | We facilitate requests for permission to use UP Trademarks, Symbols, Images, Icons, and other Marks. A request form shall be filled-up and submitted, along with the required supporting documents, to the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office. |

^ Service Name: ^ Request for Assistance in Patent/Utility Model/Industrial Design Application ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and other institutions |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We offer patent protection services for UP Manila technologies. If you think your innovation is new, inventive, and can be used in industry, we can help you protect it through a patent. We offer utility model protection services for UP Manila technologies. If you think your innovation is new and can be used in industry, but may not be inventive enough, we can still help you protect it through a utility model. We offer industrial design protection services for UP Manila visual designs. If your work qualifies as new or original, we can help you protect it through an industrial design. |

^ Service Name: ^ Request for Assistance in Trademark Registration ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and other institutions |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We offer trademark protection services for UP Manila goods, services, and organizations. If you want to create a distinct brand and differentiate your goods or services from others to have a competitive advantage, you may tap us to facilitate your trademark protection. |

^ Service Name: ^ Request for Assistance in Copyright Deposit ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and other institutions |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We can help facilitate copyright registration for UP Manila literary, artistic, or scientific works. Although copyright protection is automatic from the moment of creation, you may tap us to assist you in depositing copies of your work as physical proof. |

^ Service Name: ^ Request for IP and/or Technology Transfer Seminar/Training ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and other institutions |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We provide technology transfer awareness campaigns and capacity building activities that seek to expand knowledge in intellectual property and technology transfer. |

^ Service Name: ^ Business Development Services ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and private businesses (licensees, tollers, start-ups, universities, colleges, and schools) |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We provide assistance to researchers and technology developers in seeking partnerships for licensing or for product development. |

^ Service Name: ^ Advisory Services ^
| Clients: | UP Manila constituents and private businesses (licensees, tollers, start-ups, universities, colleges, and schools) |
| Contact Information: | +63 2 8814-1293 / ttbdo.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | We provide assistance to researchers and technology developers in mapping out the technology roadmap of their research/technology from IP protection to technology transfer. |