Quezon City topped the list of cities conferred with special awards by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for having highest number of intellectual property (IP) applications and approved registrations in 2021. IPOPHL said in a statement Tuesday, Nov. 16, that Quezon City...
Facebook remained as the online platform with the most number of intellectual property-related complaints followed by Shopee, Instagram, and Lazada in the first half this year, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported. IPOPHL’s IP Rights Enforcement Office (IEO)...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication (GI) in enhancing the competitiveness of...
A citizens’ rights group has called on the 19th Congress to endow the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) with greater police power–specifically site blocking–as a means to protect the creative industry from online pirating. CitizenWatch and the IPOPHL...
In this digital age, the Philippines and the entire Asia-Pacific should protect intellectual property more to encourage businesses to develop and bring new products to customers, according to Globe Telecom Inc. “Protection of intellectual property is key in encouraging innovators to create and...
Capturing the impact of climate change In August 2021, the world recognizes the significance of today’s youth in building a better world. While this has been the central theme since the creation of International Youth Day , last year’s observance highlighted the roles the youth are taking when...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) to combat the increase of counterfeit medicines and pharmaceutical products in the market. IPOPHL_LOGO “This synergy with PSI will help us...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) are calling for innovators to join this year’s Alfredo M. Yao (AMY) Intellectual Property (IP) Awards, an annual joint event of IPOPHL and PCCI to recognize patented and...
Filings for intellectual property (IP) protection in the first half of 2021 posted a 20 percent year-on-year growth as the economy recovered further from eased lockdown restrictions, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported. In total, IP applications stood at 22,919....
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. echoed the proposal of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property (IP) protections on vaccines to allow many countries to manufacture more coronavirus shots. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made...
The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted a copyright registration to YouTube lesson videos created by a math teacher at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)–Main Campus in August 2020. (PSHS Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the PSHS System congratulated Leo Andrei...
