MAKATI, Jan. 20 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 intellectual property (IP) management skills of local startups trained under the world-class AIM Dado Banatao Incubator (AIM-DBI) Program.
Under the MOA, IPOPHL will expand AIM-DBI startups’ technical knowledge on IP through a series of workshops and skills training.
IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba touted the deal with AIM as a “watershed event” for the local startup community which has been experiencing exponential growth in funding in recent years and even during the pandemic.
Published December 17, 2020, 7:00 AM
The government has revised the rules of procedures for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases to further speed up resolution of disputes and sustain the country’s robust innovative economy.
The adoption of the 2020 Revised Rules of IPR Cases was a collaborative effort among private sector stakeholders and various government agencies led by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the Supreme Court, and the Department of Trade and Industry, among others.
IPOPHL Director-General Rowel Barba cited the importance of the 2020 Revised IPR Rules in ensuring an effective and speedy adjudication of IP rights cases stressing the IPR is an essential pillar in creating an environment that fosters innovation, promotes investments and entrepreneurship.
TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez
TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the revised rules of procedure that will streamline the intellectual property dispute process will provide a boost to small businesses and aid in the economy’s recovery.
“The Revised Rules signal a whole-of-government advocacy in empowering our people to contribute to our country’s national and socioeconomic progress through the development of their Intellectual Properties (IPs),” he said in his message at the launch of the rules, hosted by the Supreme Court.
“Thus, we are confident that these Revised Rules will aid our industries, inventors, artists, designers, creators, as well as our micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) (in maximizing) the benefits of their IP rights,” he added.
MANILA, Dec. 16 Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta today led the Supreme Court in the online launch of the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases (2020 IPR Rules) which aims to improve, facilitate, and expedite IP rights litigation.
SC Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta led the Supreme Court in the online launch of the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases (2020 IPR Rules). (Photo by SS PIO)
In his keynote address during the launch at the Supreme Court En Banc Session Hall, Chief Justice Peralta stressed that the 2020 IPR Rules are the product of extensive consultations and thorough discussions between the Judiciary and the stakeholders from various sectors, practitioners, the academe, and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL).
Published December 13, 2020, 6:47 PM
Just as Facebook is facing twin anti-trust lawsuits in the United States, a German-based tool manufacturer with representative offices in Manila has called on the social media giant to prevent peddlers of counterfeit products from using its platform.
“They (seller of counterfeit products) want to capitalize on the excellence and quality that reputable manufacturers have built at the expense of the public’s safety,” according to See Hock Heng, the representative of a well-known German toolmaker characterized by strict quality and safety standards.
See said they have complained with Facebook in October 2020 seeking to stop the proliferation of imitation power tools bearing the name of a best-selling European product.