Tag page - intellectual property rights (IPR)

The United States (US)-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Council Inc. (USABC) is urging Southeast Asian governments to accelerate customs digitalization, harmonize trade procedures, strengthen anti-illicit trade enforcement, and deepen public-private cooperation to bolster...

Around P25 million worth of counterfeit bags were confiscated in a raid conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Binondo, Manila. CIDG director Robert AA Morico II said six people were collared during the joint operation with personnel from the Department...

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...