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TAPI allies with the country’s sole association of registered patent agents

Engr. Edgar I. Garcia, TAPI Director (third from left) and Atty. BayaniLoste (fourth from left) with their handshake as they substantiate the execution of the contract while Atty. Marion Ivy D. Decena, TAPI (leftmost), Atty. Editha R. Hechanova, APP (second from left), Asec. RaymonLiboro, STII-DOST and Mr. CaezarAngelito E. Arceo, TAPI witness the signing.

TAPI-DOST, Taguig City - The Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) and Association of PAQE Professionals, Inc. (APP) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement as partners in providing Intellectual Property (IP) services last 16 September 2014 during the ceremonial signing held at the DOST Compound.

Call for nominations for 2015 NAST and DOST awards

The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), as the highest recognition body on science and technology, announced the nationwide search for the various NAST and DOST awards is now open for nomination. The categories for the various awards are the following:

NAST Awards
1. Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) Award
2. NAST Environmental Scence Award
3. TWAS Prize for Young Scientist in the Philippines (Mathematics)
4. NAST Talent Search for Young Scientists
5. NAST Award for Outstanding Research in Tropical Medicine
6. Outstanding Scientific Paper Awards
7. Outstanding Book and/or Monograph Awards
8. Best Scientific Posters
9. Dr. Geminiano T. de Ocampo Visionary Award for Medical Research (GTOVAMR)
DOST Awards
1. Outstanding Technology Commercialization (Gregorio Y. Zara Medal)
2. Outstanding Research and Development Award for
  1. Basic Research (Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal)
  2. Applied Research (Julian A. Banzon Medal)
3. Outstanding Science Administrator Award (Dioscoro L. Umali Medal)
4. Magsaysay Future Engineers/ Technologists Award (MFET)

Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 National Invention Contest!

SMX Convention Center, Pasay City - The bi-annual National Invention Contest and Exhibits spearheaded by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) concluded last 27 July 2014 at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City. The National Invention Contest unravelled the Filipino’s innovative creativity and ability in generating functional products/processes that not only make life convenient and easy, but more importantly, help spur country’s economic development. The contest recognized the hard work and efforts of the inventors and researchers including the students.

From the 889 participating entries received across the regions that participated in the 2013 Regional Invention Contests, 57 entries were declared regional winners cum national qualifiers of the 2014 National Invention Contest of which 14 entries emerged as national winners. The Board of Judges announced the winners for the five (5) categories of the National Invention Contest during the Awarding Ceremony last 27 July 2014.

TAPI's Training on IP for Researchers

Taguig City - TAPI held its first experimental training on IP called "A Training-Workshop on Patent Drafting for DOST Researchers". The training-workshop was conducted at the TAPI Audio Visual Room last 17-19 June 2014.

Participants of the said training were researchers from DOST R&D Institutions, Regional Offices, Councils and Service Institutes and from SUCs. The three-day activity supported by DOST-HRDP aims to guide the researchers on acquiring basic skills needed in patenting. TAPI Director Engr. Edgar I. Garcia shared that this was in response to the call of the DOST management to increase the number of patents filed and approved in the country thus, contributing in the overall ratings of the Philippines in the Global Competitiveness Index.