As President Marcos expressed his desire to boost the country’s innovation ecosystem, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has highlighted the urgency to amend the Intellectual Property Code (IPC) of the Philippines as the country demands stiffer provisions on creative assets to curb online...
Hard discount store DALI Everyday Grocer has pulled out three products off its shelves following the filing of a complaint for trademark infringement by the Campos family’s Nutri-Asia Inc. before the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). According to a report posted on the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the revision and updating of the scope of the country's intellectual property code to help against Philippine cinema's greatest threat — piracy. In filing Senate Bill 2150, which aims to amend the Intellectual Property Code...
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director General Rowel S. Barba made it to Managing IP’s list of people who had made waves in the intellectual property scene in 2023. Under the British media group’s 50 Most Influential People in IP 2023, Barba joins Tesla CEO Elon...
The Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE), the producer of the noontime show ‘Eat Bulaga,” has opposed the trademark application of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, known as TVJ, for the word “Dabarkads.” The new hosts of "Eat Bulaga" (Photos from TAPE's Facebook...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has extended for another 10 years the EAT BULAGA trademark of Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE). “IPOPHL confirms the approval on June 14, 2023 of the request to extend the term of registration over EAT BULAGA AND EB...
Counterfeit and piracy reports spiked by nearly four times in the first half of 2023 with a single netizen, believed to be an avid gamer, fueling the surge, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Data from the IPOPHL’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Office (IEO)...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), acting chair of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), lauded its member, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic for the seizure of P240 million worth of counterfeit wearables. In a statement, IPOPHL said that...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has partnered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to reinforce the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights for cooperatives. IPOPHL’s Director General Rowel S. Barba and CDA Chairman Undersecretary Joseph B. Encabo...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) recent approval for the Guimaras Mango to be registered as a geographical indication (GI) will open up more opportunities for high-quality, Philippine-made products be known internationally. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara...
The Philippines has secured Guimaras mangoes as its geographical indication (GI) when the Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) in Geneva, Switzerland approved its registration after about a decade of being worked on. GI, as defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a...
The Philippines has remained out of the European Commission’s intellectual property (IP) rights watch list, marking five years since the last mention of the country in 2019. The EU Commission’s “Report on Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries” is a biennial publication...
