Philippine Creative Economy and Film Production Innovation Cited in 65th World Intellectual Property Organization Assemblies in Geneva
The Philippine delegation led by Mr. Rowel S. Barba, Director General, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) during the 65th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
GENEVA 26 July 2024 – Representatives from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Permanent Mission participated in the 65th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held from 09 to 17 July 2024 at the WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Philippine delegation was led by IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba.
DG Barba also delivered the opening remarks for the WIPO side event on “Measuring and Promoting Sub-national Innovation Performance: The Role of Regional Innovation Indices” held on 12 July 2024. The hybrid panel discussion focused on sharing of experiences in developing sub-national innovation indices using the GII framework and other tools, and discussed how sub-national innovation performance is fostered as a result.
During the side event, the WIPO toolkit on “Enabling Innovation at the Sub-national Level” was launched. The publication was produced to support Member States with the development of their own innovation indices.
In his Report to the Assemblies, WIPO Director General Darren Tang cited the Philippines as a bright spot for creative economies and praised the resurgence of global film production post pandemic in middle income economies such as the Philippines, Argentina and Brazil.
The Philippines was also cited as a destination for WIPO projects which engender the growth of the creative economy for economic development. The Philippines, along with 9 other LDCs, is a beneficiary of WIPO Connect program which provides technical assistance to the management of copyright and related rights and IP filing and PCT activities, and supports a transparent, transformative, and geographically diverse IP ecosystem as a catalyst for growth.
On 17 July 2024, IPOPHL and WIPO signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for the Deployment of IP Business Office Services, which supersedes the 2010 WIPO-IPOPHL MOC for the deployment of Industrial Property Automation System (IPAS). The Cooperation covers activities for the improvement of IP business services, such as but not limited to the provision of business systems by WIPO for IP rights administration, document management, online services, data search and any related systems or modules, etc. END
IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba delivered opening remarks during a side event on enabling innovation at the sub-national level on 12 July 2024 (source: WIPO Flickr account)
(Rightmost top and bottom) Geneva PM Permanent Representative Amb. Carlos D. Sorreta and IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba with ASEAN leaders and WIPO Director General Daren Tang (center) during the launch of the Creative ASEAN Exhibit in WIPO on 15 July (source: WIPO Flickr)
PH performers from the Kalinga Group in Geneva showcased their talent in a performance during the exhibit
PH’s booth during the Creative ASEAN Exhibit on 15 July (source: WIPO Flickr account)
IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba and WIPO Director General Daren Tang signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for the deployment of IP business office services
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