took part in the Seventh Annual IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference held at Waseda University The Conference gathered 200 papers from 240 scholars representing 115 institutions and 40 countries Among the papers presented were from the Philippines: De La Salle University and Saint Louis University and Jesabel Aguilar (SLU alumna) presented their paper titled “A Preliminary Assessment on the Sufficiency of Philippine Laws to Incentivize Intellectual Property Registration in Green Technology” The IPIRA is a network organized to provide an avenue for “discussions and exchanges for scholars researching Intellectual Property (IP) and innovation-related topics in Asia and/or from an International and Comparative Law perspective” The Annual IPIRA conference entails parallel presentations of research papers dealing with every minutia of intellectual property law The 7th IPIRA Conference was attended by key delegates from the World Trade Organization and the Japan Patent Attorneys’ Association As this involved parallel sessions of work-in-progress research the audience were allowed to take part in the discourse.  SLU’s contribution in the IPIRA Conference aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly Goal 4: Quality Education and Goal 13: Climate Action highlighting the role of IP law in advancing both educational opportunities and environmental sustainability (Article by SOL| Photo Credit and posted with their permission: Peter Tenido and Paulo Lozano Sign up for the newsletter and stay updated Data Protection Quick Links Backed by a vibrant startup culture that serves as the engine of economic growth for much of the Bay Area UC Berkeley has established several new programs that support the translation of university research into real-world solutions For the past decade the campus’s Office of Intellectual Property and Research Alliances has helped streamline the spread of cutting-edge ideas from the campus to the rest of society In the technology-transfer office’s first decade more than 800 companies have sponsored Berkeley research projects investing important resources in many areas across the campus — and resulting in significant patent and licensing fees “One characteristic of UC Berkeley is our strong sense of social mission and engagement,” says Graham Fleming Berkeley’s vice chancellor for research “Our students and faculty have a keen desire to apply their creativity to real-world inventions that provide solutions to the most pressing global problems The university is fostering this creativity by investing in several new programs that support the translation of new ideas into real-world solutions.” UC Berkeley has generated a slew of other technology transfer-oriented initiatives since the establishment of IPIRA The impact of this wave of tech-transfer innovation is easy to see more than 150 startups have been launched with intellectual-property licenses from Berkeley And according to the private-equity research firm PitchBook last year Berkeley ranked first in the number of grads founding startup companies with venture capital money the most recent addition to  Berkeley’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem strengthens startups through personalized engagement and by opening a network of partnerships among the campus Today 26 startup companies have established their headquarters in Skydeck’s downtown Berkeley offices In addition to providing a home for these UC Berkeley entrepreneurs Skydeck has attrached the attention of a worldwide community of innovators interested in the dynamism of the Bay Area Several teams representing companies in Europe South America and the Middle East are establishing ties with Skydeck Over 60 percent of the UC Berkeley companies that have entered Skydeck have attracted follow-on investments with seed funding of up to $2 million allowing a significant number to expand their headquarters into offices located in the vicinity One Skydeck startup that had a big year in 2013 was founded by cyber-security expert Dawn Song The company was acquired by Silicon Valley firm FireEye last spring “[The Ensighta deal] is a perfect example of how SkyDeck works,” says Jeff Burton “All of our stakeholders — the Haas School of Business the College of Engineering and the Vice Chancellor for Research Office — contributed to the successful emergence of Ensighta and then its acquisition by FireEye FireEye recently opened an office a block from Skydeck quadrupling the company’s local headcount Two Skydeck companies were recently selected for the prestigious Founder.org award from among over 600 competitors at major research universities across the nation The award came with $100,000 in grant funding and follow-on investment by a venture capital fund has developed a digital stethoscope to help doctors diagnose obscure heart conditions “Skydeck has become the hub for innovation and entrepreneurship at Berkeley,” says the company’s founder who served as president of the campus’s student-government organization in 2012-13 “It is really unique in its ability to bring together students thought leaders and investors in one space.” Another example of Skydeck technology at work is an innovative mass-transit bus tracking system developed by a professor and his graduate students in the College of Engineering Via Analytics’ first paying customer was an international one — the Spanish city of San Sebastian — with follow-on deals in Hong Kong and Los Angeles “We’re grateful to Skydeck for giving us a roof over our heads but even better is the lack of walls inside,” says company CEO Dylan Saloner “Interacting with the other teams here is just as important to us as the office space.” about two-thirds of people allowed a robot to change their minds when it disagreed with them — an alarming display of excessive trust in artificial intelligence… The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students the UC system has more than 295,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff with 2.0 million alumni living and working around the world español  français The Conference featured empirical and analytical research from academics with a focus on IP law and policy issues in Asia challenges for policy makers in developing countries throughout the region Opening remarks and plenary discussions emphasized the role of social and intellectual capital to promote innovation and entrepreneurship the impact of IP law and policy on the innovation and dissemination of technology and how IP and innovation scholarship influences public policy making Participants discussed their research on emerging issues in areas such as artificial intelligence, technology transfer, biotechnology, geographical indications and development, copyright in the digital environment, data protection, public health and trade secret protection. See the full programme The IPIRA Conferences are modelled on the IP & Innovation Researchers (IPRE) Conference, which coincided with the Geneva-based WIPO-WTO Colloquium for IP Teachers in 2018 and 2019 The WIPO-WTO Colloquia for IP Teachers are among the two organizations' flagship technical assistance programmes. As part of a practical capacity building exercise, WIPO and the WTO  regularly publish a selection of contributions from colloquia participants in the IP Colloquium Research Paper Series The WIPO-WTO Colloquia for IP Teachers and the IPIRA and IPRE networks form part of the WTO's long-running collaboration with the academic community with the purpose of facilitating academia's contribution to the IP and trade policy making process Problems viewing this page? If so, please contact [email protected] giving details of the operating system and web browser you are using <Dialog description or question goes here> This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. 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