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With the Bureau of Customs (BOC) contributing the largest share in the seizure of nearly ₱41-billion worth of counterfeit goods, the agency has vowed to intensify its crackdown on the trade of fake products to protect consumers and legitimate businesses. The BOC, the country’s second-largest...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) highlighted the Philippines best practices in the protection of consumer rights, including the country’s efforts to protect against the sale of counterfeit products. The 2024 Special 301 Report released by the USTR, an annual watch list...

Applications for intellectual property right (IPR) protection went up by 21 percent in the first four months this year, indicating early signs of recovery, according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Data showed that IPR filings in the January-April this year grew to...

The government has revised the rules of procedures for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases to further speed up resolution of disputes and sustain the country’s robust innovative economy.  The adoption of the 2020 Revised Rules of IPR Cases was a collaborative effort among private sector...

Aside from human rights issue, the European Union has found the Philippines’ intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement wanting. Trade Counsellor Maurizio Cellini of the EU Delegation to the Philippines, who was the speaker at the recently-concluded intellectual property forum...