IPOPHL-USPTO WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED TRADEMARK EXAMINATION12 May 2017Seated on 5th from left are Ms. Cynthia Henderson of USPTO, IPOPHL Director General Josephine Rima-Santiago, Ms. Attiya Malik of USPTO, and Bureau of Trademarks Director Leny B. RazThe Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), conducted continue reading : IPOPHL-USPTO WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED TRADEMARK EXAMINATION
7TH MEETING OF THE HEADS OF ASEAN AND JAPAN IP OFFICES15 May 2017Director General Josephine Rima-Santiago meets with Commissioner Yoshinori Komiya of the Japan Patent Office on the occasion of the 7th Meeting of the Heads of ASEAN and Japan IP Offices in Kanazawa, Japan.
7TH MEETING OF THE ASEAN-JAPAN HEADS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICES16 May 2017The Heads of the Intellectual Property Offices of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan held their Seventh Meeting in Kanazawa, Japan, to advance cooperation and forge deeper collaboration on intellectual property issues.One of the objectives of the continue reading : 7TH MEETING OF THE ASEAN-JAPAN HEADS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICES
LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY (NIPS) PROJECT30 May 2017The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will be launching the National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPS) Project on May 30, 2017 in Makati City. The NIPS Project aims to craft deliberate and focused strategic approaches continue reading : LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY (NIPS) PROJECT
IPOPHL’S NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY (NIPS): A WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT PUSH FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION30 May 2017From left to right: Dr. William T. Padolina, representing Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan of CHED; DOST Secretary Fortunato T. dela Peña; Deputy Director General Mario Matus of WIPO; IPOPHL Director General Josephine R. Santiago; DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez; continue reading : IPOPHL’S NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY (NIPS): A WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT PUSH FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE KIPO AND THE IPOPHL 07 June 2017′ The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) agreed to continue its two-year bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program in May 2017 to further assess its continue reading : JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE KIPO AND THE IPOPHL
IPOPHL AND KOREA COPYRIGHT COMMISSION HOLD 6TH COPYRIGHT WORKSHOP15 June 2017Korean and Philippine speakers and participants to the Korea-Philippines Copyright Workshop 2017. Photo courtesy of the KCC. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), in partnership with the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) held the Korea-Philippines Copyright continue reading : IPOPHL AND KOREA COPYRIGHT COMMISSION HOLD 6TH COPYRIGHT WORKSHOP
WIPO PRESS RELEASE ON THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 201715 June 2017Cover of the 2017 Global Innovation Index ReportSee the entire report here.GENEVA, June 15, 2017 – Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the USA and the UK are the world’s most-innovative countries, while a group of nations including India, Kenya, and Viet Nam are outperforming their development-level peers, continue reading : WIPO PRESS RELEASE ON THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2017
BRANDING & THE STRATEGIC INTEGRATION OF APEC MSMES IN THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN20 June 2017Officials from the IPOPHL and DTI, resource speakers, and APEC participants gather for the Workshop on Best Practices in Brand Development and IP Protection held from June 14 to 16, 2017 at the New World Hotel Makati.The Intellectual Property Office of continue reading : BRANDING & THE STRATEGIC INTEGRATION OF APEC MSMES IN THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN
IPOPHL COMMENCES PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAMME WITH THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)30 June 2017The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the European Patent Office (EPO) will launch the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme on 1 July 20 17. The PPH Pilot Programme is part of the agreement made between IPOPHL Director continue reading : IPOPHL COMMENCES PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAMME WITH THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)
