FEATURED EVENTS

The Nexus multi-blocks vibrating machine submitted to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philipines, Bureau of Patents as Machine for Making Multi-Types of Concrete Blocks is now officially registered as a Utility Model.

The subject application was published in the Vol. 22 No. 84 issue of the official Gazette of the Intellectual Properly Office, Bureau of Patents, released on 5 August 2019 in accordance with the requisites of Rule 1414 of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on Patents,Utility Model and Industrial Design. After 30 days from publication, with the absence of adverse information lodged with the office within the purview of Rule 1701 of the above-mentioned revised IRR, the sublect aplication was considered registered as of the above date of publication, and thereafter a Notice of Issuance of Certificate was issued upon preparation and approval of Certificate of Registration.

Having complied with the provisions and regulations, the Bureau of Patents registered the Utility Model the conjecture and claims which was annexed and made part of the registration. The registration grants unto the application or assigns the exclusive rights throughout the Philippines to make, use, sell, or import the utility model.

The Certificate for the Utility Model with Registration No. 2-2017 001044 was signed by the Director of Patents, Atty. Loribeth R. Medrano at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Bureau of Patents, Taguig City.

BISCAST was recognized by the Philippine Green Building Initiative (PGBI) upon achieving final EDGE Certificate for the Climate Change Resilient Pilot Office (CCRPO). The assessment confirmed the auditor’s report that the CCRPO resource-efficient design resulted in reductions of 61% in energy, 95% in water and 79% in materials’ embodied energy compared to a local base case.