This is the second time in a row that Samar State University received an award from the Intellectual Office of the Philippines (IPOPhil) for patent filing performance. Out of 84 institutions with franchise of IPOPhil’s Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) in the Philippines, SSU was considered 2nd for having the most patent applications.This performance was a 2 steps jump from 4th last year where SSU received the “Anak ni Juan” title, a recognition on the number of its patent application to the IPOPhil. Aside from this award, SSU also received Second Search Service Provider for providing this service to clients who are into patent drafting. To receive the award was Ms. Vivian L. Moya, the Director for Technology Licensing and Innovation Support Office (TLISO) and the university president Dr. Marilyn D. Cardoso.
To date, SSU has generated more than 40 technologies, 13 of which have been registered with the IPOPhil and the rest are undergoing registration process.
Among the 84 are institutions such as UP, DLSU, UST, AdMU, MIT and many more.