Illegal streaming, piracy killing PH film industry: govt-business-industry 20 April 2018The government’s vanguard of intellectual property rights, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) with the movie industry and the telecommunications sector, banded together this week to denounce illegal streaming – which gave birth to ‘plug and play infringement’ – as a common dilemma that  continue reading : Illegal streaming, piracy killing PH film industry: govt-business-industry 

The European Union doubles down on intellectual property cooperation with IPOPHLTo facilitate the EU-PHilippines free trade agreement  23 April 2018The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines  (IPOPHL) and the European Union are underlining cooperation in intellectual property, in part to facilitate the ongoing negotiations for a Philippines-EU free trade agreement (FTA) which includes a chapter on continue reading : The European Union doubles down on intellectual property cooperation with IPOPHL

Be wary of virtual currencies used for online criminality- EUIPO, IPOPHL23 April 2018With the meteoric rise of virtual currencies as a means of exchange and trade on the internet, an intellectual property expert from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is warning of its downsides – including its use to facilitate payment for infringing continue reading : Be wary of virtual currencies used for online criminality- EUIPO, IPOPHL

Novel forms of mediation options to boost cultural inclusivity in alternative dispute resolution of IP cases25 April 2018European intellectual property office mediators, with counterparts in the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) explored a form of mediation option, co-mediation, that allows for cultural differences to be respected and mitigated in settling disputes.  In a fruitful continue reading : Novel forms of mediation options to boost cultural inclusivity in alternative dispute resolution of IP cases

PH seeks stronger ties with Geneva-based WIPOWIPO Director General celebrates World Intellectual Property Day in the country25 April 2018Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will be in the Philippines to take part in the high-level forum, the Intellectual Property Convergence 2018 hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). “We continue reading : PH seeks stronger ties with Geneva-based WIPO

IPOPHL FORMALLY LAUNCHES NEW LOGO25 April 2018 

Incentives needed for intellectual property system to be attractive to small businesses, under-resourced inventors26 April 2018 Filipino inventors, scientists, and businesses still need critical government assistance, which may come in the form of subsidies to make protection of their intellectual property attractive, said top government officials, together with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), and continue reading : Incentives needed for intellectual property system to be attractive to small businesses, under-resourced inventors

IPOPHL: Anchor research and development on broader, national goals27 April 2018The Intellectual property office of the Philippines is urging Filipino researchers and students to pursue research projects that attain specific development goals in government-crafted plans, such as the Philippine Development Plan, to be able to link research and development (R&D) to real, social needs.   In the continue reading : IPOPHL: Anchor research and development on broader, national goals

WIPO Director-General Dr. Francis Gurry: Intellectual property systems must be in step with technological advances28 April 2018The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), during the high-level Intellectual Property Convergence 2018 forum held Thursday , reinforced the  need for countries like the Philippines to modernise its intellectual property system to maintain the country’s competitive advantage continue reading : WIPO Director-General Dr. Francis Gurry: Intellectual property systems must be in step with technological advances

Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines, IPOPHL level up partnershipEducation,information drive among screenwriters pushed01 May 2018The Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) are levelling up their partnership in a bid to educate screenwriters on the finer points of the use of their copyrighted material in contracts.   IPOPHL held the continue reading : Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines, IPOPHL level up partnership