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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is calling for startup applications to a recently launched incubation program seen to help increase the transfer of patented technologies to benefit local startups.

On int’l patent authority operations  

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) online trademark filing tool is now using the European Union’s (EU) harmonized database of goods and services (HDB), currently the largest multilingual trademark classification  database in the world, further easing application processes. 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to come up with a decision later this year on the proposed waiver agreement on the patents of COVID-19 vaccines, but the EU, which hosts the most number of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, has opposed the planned patent waiver and instead pushed for a less disruptive compromise to ensure all countries can access treatment and protection from the disease.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is targeting to see 50 national agencies and 18 local government units (LGUs) implementing an Anti-Counterfeit and Anti-Piracy Policy (ACAPP) by 2025.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the country’s protector against IP infringements, has assured the creative industry of efficient royalty collections and for players to have greater control over their works.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on Monday a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest business group in the country, to renew and expand their commitments in enabling more businesses to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights and optimize them to rebound stronger from the pandemic.

Applications for intellectual property right (IPR) protection went up by 21 percent in the first four months this year, indicating early signs of recovery, according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with protected intellectual property (IP) and positive branding strategies have defied store closures and revenue losses that marked the first pandemic year.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) vowed to institute new programs and activities and policies to fight online counterfeiting to further strengthen intellectual property rights protection in the country following positive results that kept the Philippines away for the 8th consecutive year from the Special 301 Watch List of the US Trade Representative (USTR).

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the country’s internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed to join hands to block online piracy sites. 

The Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT) is expected to come up with its audit on the use of software in government offices to put an end to persistent complaint by the US Trade Representative (USTR) of Philippine government offices’ continued use of pirated computer software.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has upgraded its mediation service by mandating proceedings to be conducted entirely online.

To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee today, March 1, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various global and local brand owners to fight the alarming increase in counterfeit and pirated products sold online.

The Department of Trade and Industry through the Board of Investments (BOI) is exploring a P7-billion investment lead purportedly for a vaccine production project in the Philippines between a local pharma distributor company and LG, a leading Korean chaebol engaged largely in the electronics industry.

Counterfeit trades in the country almost tripled in 2020 mostly done via online with Facebook being the dominant online platform as the pandemic presented opportunities for illegal activities to thrive, according to a report by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

For the first time since its establishment in 1998, filings at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) were down across all types of intellectual property (IP) as the COVID-19 pandemic had brought about a wait-and-see situation for many innovators and creators.

The government has revised the rules of procedures for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases to further speed up resolution of disputes and sustain the country’s robust innovative economy.