XII THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WEEK FEATURE | internationally for provisional or patent applications. To date the DBJ has awarded four (4) Jamaican inventors with grants totalling J$16 million to file patent applications in multiple jurisdictions. The awardees are Turner Innovation; Xermosol Supplies Limited; Consolidated Environmental Research Laboratory (CERES); and Carbon Neutral Initiative Limited. These inventors have already begun to witness success. Having received a grant from the DBJBIGEE, Turner Innovation’s machines are now in operation, facilitating the production of deseeded sorrel. Meanwhile, Carbon Neutral Initiative and Consolidated Environmental Research Laboratory are awaiting patent assessments for their respective products and poised to make further strides in innovation not only locally but on a global scale. Xermosol Supplies Limited’s, self-cleaning door handle device has completed the international phase of the WIPO administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and has established patentability. The application is now eligible to enter the national phase of the jurisdictions designated for registration and the national law would determine whether a grant is recommended. This is an unprecedented achievement for Jamaica, regarding PCT applications. The DBJ maintains a deep and abiding relationship with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) the agency that is responsible for administering intellectual property in Jamaica and providing public education. Over the past year, the DBJ and JIPO have collaborated on series of webinars on topics relevant to IP and specifically to how innovators can monetise their inventions. The webinar series is a quarterly event and will continue for the remainder of 2024. The panellists at the DBJ-JIPO Webinar on ‘Intellectual Property demystifying the myths’. (From left) Shantal English, Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, JIPO; Alison ‘Debbie’ Turner, Co-Founder, Turner Innovations; Jovan Evans, Founder, Aqua Flow Products & Service Limited; and Lu’Shana Cheddesingh, Technical Coordinator, BIGEE, DBJ. Nkrumah Fong, Founder of CERES Laboratory, gets an award from Christopher Brown, Programme Manager – BIGEE. AGENDA CONTINUED FROM 11
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