Safeguarding design ownership for Filipino creators and fostering Intellectual Property awareness as the foundation of a thriving ecosystem.
Under the guidance of its Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO), the Design Center provides assistance in the following areas:
Copyright deposit (protection for original authorship)
Industrial design registration (securing visual design of objects)
Trademark registration (protection of brand names, logos and other identifiers of goods and services)
Utility model registration (protection for new and useful inventions that have lower inventive steps than patent)
ITSO also provides training and workshops related to IP protection to help creators and businesses protect their intellectual property and enhance their market competitiveness.