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...
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....
The Philippines has acceded to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP), a development seen to strengthen the protection of Filipinos performers’ intellectual property (IP) rights in a digital age of globalization. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director...
