Overview
The DLSU Innovation and Technology Office (DITO) is the knowledge and technology-transfer office of De La Salle University. We help faculty and students transform their ideas and research projects into products and services that solve problems, generate value for the University, and foster inclusive economic growth in the country.
Vision
To become the leading provider of intellectual property protection and commercialization services for academic institutions and MSMEs in the Philippines.
Mission
To provide services that accelerate the transformation of ideas into innovations that benefit society.
Specific Missions:
- To support the DLSU Intellectual Property Office (DIPO) in promoting respect for intellectual property (IP)
- To transform the La Sallian community into a source of Intellectual property-generating research,
- To help creators or inventors in protecting their intellectual property rights and assisting them in the commercialization of their products or services;
- To establish linkages between the academe, government and the industry in order to create market-driven solutions that address societal concerns;
- To transfer commercialization and incubation functions to Animo Labs.
Our Services
De La Salle University Innovations and Technology Office (DITO) offers IP advises to the faculty, students, support staff, or any client, who have developed an innovation, formulated a product, or written a creative work on protecting their intellectual property.
DLSU IP POLICIES
The University acknowledges the necessity to provide policies to promote and encourage excellence, creativity and innovation in research and other scholarly works by identifying and protecting the rights of the University, its faculty, staff and students.
About Us
The DLSU Innovation and Technology Office (DITO) is the University’s primary provider of intellectual property (IP) and knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) services. Our work has led to the growth of DLSU’s patent portfolio and to licenses granted to its spinoffs. Beyond DLSU, we also share our expertise with other universities, individual inventors, and emerging startups. Through our programs and capacity-building engagements, we have contributed to stronger IP management and KTT capabilities, with enhanced policies and practices adopted by our partners. We help researchers and innovators transform their ideas and research projects into products and services that address problems, create value, and support inclusive economic growth in the country.
DITO’s Origins
The DITO was established in 2011 originally to perform the services of an Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). In particular, ITSOs were set up to be patent libraries, designed to make patent information and expertise available to their home institutions and to the public.
The DITO Now
Today, the DITO continues to perform its patent-related functions, but now also does:
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Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) Operational Support, including IP valuation, industry analysis, market study, customer discovery, and technology licensing negotiation and management.
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Capacity-building in all areas of IP Management and Knowledge & Technology Transfer.
Contact Information
Location: LS114
Phone No.: (02) 5244611 loc. 248
Email: [email protected]