TAGUIG CITY, March 13 -- As intellectual property (IP) filings dropped in 2020 amid COVID-19 challenges, the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently held a dialogue with partners in the academe, urging them to fuel the recovery of filings by focusing this year on commercializing fresh innovations. In its KaIPhan with Innovation and Technology Support Offices (ITSOs) last month, IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba and Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau (DITTB) Director Mary Grace Cruz-Yap opened the floor for ITSOs to raise concerns on processes that need to be addressed so as to hasten turnaround times in registration. Barba assured that IPOPHL has continuous efforts to streamline its processes.