HighLevelForum 05192015
At the opening ceremonies, OIC-Director General of IPOPHL gives the welcome  remarks (above); the Forum participants composed 
of representatives from relevant government agencies such as BSP, NEDA, DOF, DOST, SEC, UPLB and organizations such as the 
PICPA nd FILCOLS (below).
First Inter-Agency Dialogue on IP Financing Held
[18 May 2015 Taguig City, PHILIPPINES] The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) met with 
relevant agencies and research institutions to discuss the proposal for IP financing that seeks to open new funding 
opportunities for IP owners.
A policy measure that is already being implemented in some countries with success, IP Financing starts with IP 
valuation or the assessment of the appropriate value of the IP assets. IP assets include patents for inventions, 
trademarks for brands, designs and copyright for artistic works such as songs and books. After determining the 
value of the IP assets, IP owners can proceed to IP monetization or the process of leveraging on their IP assets 
to secure new funding such as using the IP as collateral for a loan, securitization or during merger and acquisition.
“We are encouraged by the positive response thus far. We found out that there are already existing provisions in
our laws supporting the implementation of the IP financing scheme. What we need to do next is to work together 
to be able to come up with a policy measure on IP financing that is holistic and addresses the needs of our creators 
and inventors,” said Atty. Allan B. Gepty, Deputy Director General of the IPOPHL.
He added that the proposed IP financing measure will benefit those IP owners who have already made investments
in their IPs and want to grow further their businesses, and research institutions wanting to speed up the process of 
commercialization of their IP assets.
Joining IPOPHL at the First High-Level Forum on IP Financing held at the Holiday Inn,  Makati City  on  15 May, 
2015 were representatives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), 
Department of Finance (DoF), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Science and Technology
(DoST), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), University of the Philippines – Los Banos,  
Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society (FILCOLS) and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
The dialogue was facilitated by Jamesy Laya of KPMG Singapore. Mr. Laya has been involved in the IP financing 
program of Singapore.
The IPOPHL has begun the preparations for the IP financing proposal two years ago.  Last year, it partnered with 
the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) to hold the first Brand Development and IP Protection 
Summit where the concepts of IP Financing and IP valuation were introduced to the business community. 
Early this year, IPOPHL held a soft launch of the country’s first online market place for IP assets, called IP Depot, 
which aims to match IP owners with investors.