Women entrepreneurs from Central Luzon received incentives from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under the “Juana Make a Mark” project. Launched nationwide this year, the incentives for women-led Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) include the exemption from payment of basic filing fees, fees for film and color, and publication of opposition of trademark applications.
From April to August 2017, a total of 35 women entrepreneurs in the region have benefitted from the incentive schemes for trademark applications. Applications to this incentive program can be made with the local IP Office housed at the Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office III in the Regional Government Center. From January to August, 2017, a total of 178 trademark and patent applications have been lodged with the local IPO window.
The Juana Make a Mark project intends to boost the competitiveness of MSMEs in the country with the use of registered logos, label marks, brands and trade names which can be used as marketing tools in business. The IPO targets to provide to the first 1,000 MSMEs who will qualify to the incentive sheme./DTI-R3