University authors and inventors are assisted by the Intellectual Property Rights Office (IPRO) in their application for Copyright and patents for copyrightable works and potential patentable technology, respectively. The IPRO shall assist the creator(s)/author(s) or inventors in the preparation of the required documents.

For more forms and information, please contact the IPRO's focal person at ebabaojr(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Applying for a copyright

1. All copyrightable works will be jointly owned by the Creator/Author and UPLB.
2. The Creator/s or Author/s (Assignor/s) and UPLB (Assignee) execute(s) a Deed of Assignment wherein they are made joint authors. The authors shall submit to IPRO two (2) copies of the written work for deposit to the Copyright Office.
3. The accomplished Deed of Assignment is notarized.
4. The IPRO accomplishes the Application for Copyright, have the form notarized by any notary public.
5. The IPRO submits the following to the Copyright Office and shall pay the necessary fees and documentary stamps:
   • Deed of Assignment
   • Copyright Application
   • Two (2) copies of the written work
6. All fees (notarial, application, documentary stamps) shall be shouldered by UPLB.
7. The IPRO receives and files the copyright registration.

Applying for a patent

1. The unit (where the inventor comes from) informs the IPRO of a potential patentable technology (product, process, utility model, etc.)
2. The IPRO confers/meets with the inventor for a preliminary evaluation of the technology. If found patentable, the inventor is advised to prepare all the required documents, namely:
   • Abstract
   • Disclosure
   • Detailed background
   • Review of related literature
   • Invention disclosure report
3. The IPRO reviews/collates all the required documents, prepares patent application papers and prepares endorsement signed by the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension to the Chancellor through the UPLB Legal Office.
4. The Legal Office reviews and endorses the Patent Application to the Chancellor.
5. The Chancellor signs the Patent Application.
6. The IPRO submits the notarized Patent Application to the IP Philippines Office.

For more information on the intellectual property rights, visit the IP Philippines website.