IPOPHL Highlights Positive Developments in the Philippine IP System at 59th General Assembly of WIPO Members

IPOPHL Highlights Positive Developments in the Philippine IP System at 59th General Assembly of WIPO MembersPublished on October 4, 2019The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), expressed its positive outlook on the innovation progress of the Philippines before fellow World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) members at their 59th General Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland continue reading : IPOPHL Highlights Positive Developments in the Philippine IP System at 59th General Assembly of WIPO Members

IPOPHL’s Statement in Response to Manila Times Column

IPOPHL’s Statement in Response to Manila Times Column Published on October 1, 2019 On September 3, 2019, the Manila Times published a column by Mr. Ben Kritz titled “Why is the PH IPO killing patents?” The author mentions an invention for a process called “social media five electronic governance and agile advisory for five-pattern goals achievement process.” continue reading : IPOPHL’s Statement in Response to Manila Times Column

IPOPHL, CHED Tie Up to Integrate IP in Universities and Colleges

IPOPHL, CHED Tie Up to Integrate IP in Universities and CollegesPublished on September 27, 2019The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has partnered with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in its latest effort to institutionalize intellectual property (IP) learning into the country’s colleges and universities, a move seen to accelerate the commercialization success continue reading : IPOPHL, CHED Tie Up to Integrate IP in Universities and Colleges

NCIPR Targets Completion of 2019-2022 IPR Enforcement Action Plan in High-level Meeting

NCIPR Targets Completion of 2019-2022 IPR Enforcement Action Plan in High-level MeetingPublished on September 25, 2019The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) in its high-level meeting held September 25, 2019, Wednesday, buckled down to finalize and implement the soonest its 2019 – 2022 Action Plan which lays down Intellectual Property Enforcement strategies that will continue reading : NCIPR Targets Completion of 2019-2022 IPR Enforcement Action Plan in High-level Meeting

NCIPR Seizes About P13.73B Worth of Counterfeit Goods in Jan-July 2019

NCIPR Seizes About P13.73B Worth of Counterfeit Goods in Jan-July 2019 Published on September 24, 2019 The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), in January to July this year, successfully prevented counterfeit goods, with a running approximate total value of P13.73 billion, from getting into the hands of consumers. Seizure operations of the National continue reading : NCIPR Seizes About P13.73B Worth of Counterfeit Goods in Jan-July 2019

MaSci’s Deep Respect for IP Enriches Students’ Innovations

MaSci’s Deep Respect for IP Enriches Students’ InnovationsSeptember 18, 2019 The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 flagged Intellectual Property Awareness as one of the key strategies to spurring innovation. Not surprisingly, a group of high school students are doing their share toward the achievement of this national goal. “This year, I’m starting work on an anti-diabetic agent,” Leya continue reading : MaSci’s Deep Respect for IP Enriches Students’ Innovations

IP Filings for H1 2019 Increase 11% Year-Over-Year

IP Filings for H1 2019 Increase 11% Year-Over-YearPublished on September 16, 2019 Application for registration of Intellectual Property (IP) assets filed at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) totaled 22,952 in January to June this year. This translates to an 11% climb from the 20,628 applications of trademarks, inventions, utility models, and industrial designs continue reading : IP Filings for H1 2019 Increase 11% Year-Over-Year

Call for Proposals on Amendments to the Special Rules on IP Litigation

  Call for Proposals on Amendments to the Special Rules on IP Litigation Published on September 12, 2019  The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is accepting proposals for amendments to the 2011 Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Litigation. A copy of the special rules may be accessed and downloaded here. You may continue reading : Call for Proposals on Amendments to the Special Rules on IP Litigation

NCIPR Moves to Intensify Enforcement of Anti-Camcording Law, A Boost for the Film Industry

NCIPR Moves to Intensify Enforcement of Anti-Camcording Law, A Boost for the Film Industry  Published on September 4, 2019The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), with the participation of its member-agencies concerned with the implementation of Republic Act 10088 or the Anti-Camcording Act of 2010, met last August 28, Wednesday, at the Intellectual Property Office continue reading : NCIPR Moves to Intensify Enforcement of Anti-Camcording Law, A Boost for the Film Industry

WIPO-AMC Representative visited IPOPHL and promoted IPOPHL-WIPO Mediation Option Service

WIPO-AMC Representative visited IPOPHL and promoted IPOPHL-WIPO Mediation Option ServicePublished on August 30, 2019 Ms. Chiara Accornero, representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center in Singapore, IP Disputes Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, visited the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines last August 8, 2019 to promote the IPOPHL-WIPO Mediation continue reading : WIPO-AMC Representative visited IPOPHL and promoted IPOPHL-WIPO Mediation Option Service