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without authority from ISU.

4. A user shall properly attribute or cite ISU or author when using the database or content
thereof for communication to the public.

Section 6. Credit and Copyright Notice

Any public display or distribution of media assets and databases requires the user to place
a copyright notice, photo credit or any form of acknowledgement at the end of each work.

Section 7. Confidentially

Information that is proprietary or confidential in nature shall be covered by a confidentiality
agreement before any use thereof by third parties.

Article VI - Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs

Subject to the law on patents, utility models and industrial designs as contained in Part II of
the IP Code of the Philippines, the following guidelines shall govern patents, utility models
and industrial designs at ISU.

Section 1. Ownership

1.1. ISU shall have ownership of patents or utility models or an industrial design in any of
the following instances:

a. If commissioned by ISU;

b. If provided for in the contract to generate an IP;

c. If the inventor made the invention in the course of his contract with ISU;

d. If the invention is the result of the performance of the inventor’s regularly assigned
duties, unless there is an agreement, expressed or implied, to the country.

1.2. The ISU employees or all those covered by these guidelines, shall own the invention,
utility model, or industrial design generated outside of his/her regular duties even if the
employees uses the time, facilities, and materials of the ISU, subject to other existing
laws, rules, and regulations on the use of government time, facilities, and materials.

1.3. The right of collaborators/external partners shall be based on the stipulations in the
agreement between ISU and their partners.

Article VII - Other Intellectual Property Rights

The IP Code and its implementing rules and regulations shall govern the following other
intellectual property rights: a) trademarks and service marks or trade names; b) geographic

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