American manufacturers and intellectual property (IP) owners have bewailed the proliferation of fake goods for sale not only in physical markets such as Baclaran, Binondo, Divisoria and Greenhills, but also in online marketplaces like Carousell, Lazada and Shopee in the Philippines. In separate...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading a measure that seeks to strengthen the powers and functions of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Approved via vote of 267-0-1...
Volume of intellectual property (IP) applications at the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in 2022 registered a new record-high, exceeding the pre-pandemic level, as the Philippine economy showed a strong growth momentum where IP is leveraged as a capital for resilient growth. IPOPHL Director...
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...
Some 16 local and foreign business groups have strongly urged for the immediate enactment of the proposed Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act, which seeks to protect consumers amidst the growing complexity in financial services, especially digital services. In a statement the business group...