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Gov’t, NGOs, private sector tackle issues to make printed works accessible to the visually-impaired/ print-disabled

Published on January 29, 2019

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL),with key stakeholders in the government, private sector, and the non-profit industry took stock of the potential challenges in the newly-adopted Marrakesh Treaty, to ensure its implementation is as inclusive as possible.

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NCIPR, IPOPHL seize P 23.6 B counterfeit goods in 2018

Record high in NCIPR’s decade-long history

 Published on January 31, 2019

The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines as vice-chair, has seized P 23.6 billion worth of pirated and counterfeit goods in 2018, an increase of 188% over 2017, and netting NCIPR’s largest haul since its creation in 2008.

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