The TTIPO is a division of the Ministry of Land and Legal Affairs which is responsible for the education and registration of intellectual property (IP) rights. From its creation, the TTIPO has sensitized the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) rights as both a means of protecting one’s innovative creations as well as a tool for economic benefit. This is a statutory commitment pursuant to Section 4(1) of the Patents Act Chap. 82:76 which provides that the Controller is responsible for the promotion of inventiveness among citizens of Trinidad and Tobago inter alia.
Under the CARIPI project of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), on February 20, 2024, materials for teachers and students based on the EUIPO’s IdeasPowered@school were created. These materials has been adapted to the Caribbean context and are the result of collaborative efforts between the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office together with the EUIPO and its consultants.
The links below provide access to these materials.
- IP Basics for teachers
- Creativity diary
- Go Creative boardgame
- Go Creative lesson pack
- Inventors corner
- Subject lessons kits
- Logo making
- Playground games
- Entrepreneurship kit
- Intellectual Property infographic
Additionally, In collaboration with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and with funding from FIT/Korea IP, WIPO has developed six educational episodes of Pororo. These episodes aim to introduce children to the fundamentals of intellectual property rights, encourage respect for the ideas of others, and inspire them to generate original ideas of their own.
To complement the first three episodes, accompanying workbooks have been created to reinforce the concepts introduced in the videos. Through a series of hands-on, creativity-enhancing activities, these workbooks are designed to nurture children’s natural creative instincts and intuitive thinking.
- Episode 1 – Pororo and his Friends Invent a Jet-Engine Sled (Downloadable workbook)
- Episode 2 – Pororo and his Friends Participate in an Invention Contest (Downloadable workbook)
- Episode 3 – Pororo and his Friends Create a New Design for their Sled
- Episode 4 – Pororo and his Friends Create a Trademark (Downloadable workbook)
- Episode 5 – A Fake Sled Causes Trouble for Pororo and his Friends
- Episode 6 – Pororo and his Friends Enter a Drawing Competition
* Important Notice: All materials on this page are freely accessible and may be copied and distributed without restriction. The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has formally approved the inclusion of the materials on this page in the Students Transitioning Effectively from Primary to Secondary (S.T.E.P.S) programme.