Reports, complaints against piracy, counterfeiting surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 disruption February 12, 2021 Reports and complaints on suspected counterfeiting and piracy filed at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) surged to 121 in 2020 as the pandemic presented lucrative opportunities for illicit traders. Data from IPOPHL’s IP Rights Enforcement Office (IEO) show continue reading : Reports, complaints against piracy, counterfeiting surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 disruption

2020 IP Filings Down but could Register Record Growth Post-COVID January 26, 2021 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 continue reading : 2020 IP Filings Down but could Register Record Growth Post-COVID

IPOPHL Supports Eco-Friendly ProductsJanuary 21, 2021Every January, the country celebrates the National Zero Waste Month to promote environmental awareness and action. This year’s theme,”Bouncing Back from the Pandemic to a Greener and Healthier Environment”–as provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–is a renewed reminder to keep in mind the welfare of the environment continue reading : IPOPHL Supports Eco-Friendly Products

IPOPHL Partners With AIM Dado Banatao Incubator Program to Sustain Local Startup Growth January 20, 2021 In a bid to spur the growth of local startups, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on Dec. 10, 2020 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to scale up the continue reading : IPOPHL Partners With AIM Dado Banatao Incubator Program to Sustain Local Startup Growth

More Filipinos educated on IP last year with record-high attendance to IPOPHL’s free learning workshopsJanuary 12, 20212020 ended with more Filipinos made better informed and educated about intellectual property (IP) as the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) registered a record-high in attendees to its free learning workshops last year.The volume of participants in its continue reading : More Filipinos educated on IP last year with record-high attendance to IPOPHL’s free learning workshops

Barba Underscores Digitalization in 2020 – 2025 AgendaDecember 26, 2020Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines Director General Rowel S. Barba underscored at the Office’s year-end program his six-point action plan, as captured in the word “BRIGHT” and includes a full-digitalization goal by end-2021.“This BRIGHT Agenda was born at a time that we realized, more than continue reading : Barba Underscores Digitalization in 2020 – 2025 Agenda

Supreme Court’s Revised Rules on IP Cases Improves Litigation,  Driving Innovation and Creativity December 23, 2020 The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the Supreme Court’s (SC) 2020 Special Rules on the Prosecution of Intellectual Property (IP) Cases is testament to the whole-of-society work in ensuring an effective and speedy adjudication of IP rights continue reading : Supreme Court’s Revised Rules on IP Cases Improves Litigation, Driving Innovation and Creativity

IPOPHL Partners with Licensing Society to Further Market Reach of Innovations December 4, 2020 The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on November 26, 2020 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Licensing Executives Society Philippines (LESP) to promote licensing of intellectual property (IP). LESP is the local society of Licensing Executive Society International continue reading : IPOPHL Partners with Licensing Society to Further Market Reach of Innovations

Teenage Filipinos patent science projects, motivate youth to give back thru scienceNovember 27. 2020While science projects for some highschool students are merely a matter of passing a subject and graduating, for some students at the Philippine Science High School – Central Visayas Campus, it was an opportunity to change the world.As the government bats for continue reading : Teenage Filipinos patent science projects, motivate youth to give back thru science