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the conference provided a venue for REPS
from various constituent units of UP to voice
out their concerns and address administrative
issues related to their roles, qualifications,
tenure, and promotion. These
helped in cultivating an inclusive envi
ronment that encouraged open dialogue
among the REPS, academic personnel, and
University officials.
The REPS are also benefiting from two
Diliman-wide initiatives of the OVCRD.

The first is the intensified campaign for
applications for OVCRD-funded projects—it
was reiterated that tenured REPS may apply as
proponents of these projects. The other
initiative is the “Gawad Chanselor sa
Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino,” which
was launched last February 2014, for faculty
and REPS alike. (Please see Expansion: New
Programs: Gawad Chanselor sa Natatanging
Mananaliksik sa Filipino in the next section
for more information about this award.)

ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Initiatives regarding the Implementation of the
Revised Intellectual Property Rights Policy of the
University

The Revised Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Policy of the University of the Philippines
System was approved by the UP BOR in its
1269th (03 June 2011) and 1273rd
(29 September 2011) meetings. In line with the
implementation of this Policy, the OVCRD
undertook several steps, including: (1) the
issuance of Guidelines for Public Access to
Theses and Dissertations (OVCRD
Memorandum No. BMP 12-011 dated 15
March 2012), which explains the options in the

Permission box of the Title Page of Thesis /