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April 30, 2021 | 12:05 am
A FASHION industry group is asking for quicker intellectual property (IP) rights processing for small businesses and indigenous groups.
“I’d like to petition… for an express lane for IP registration for MSMEs (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises) and indigenous communities as well as our fashion community,” Philippine Fashion Coalition Founder Carissa Cruz-Evangelista said at an online event organized by the intellectual property office on Thursday.
E-commerce firms, she said, should help the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) deal with counterfeit goods sold on their platforms.
Ms. Evangelista spoke about the global trade in counterfeit goods amid the rise of e-commerce, which she said would require more policing.
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Philippines pushes for online mediation
Editha R Hechanova of Hechanova & Co Inc explains the main provisions of the two memorandum circulars that call for more effective mediation services Sponsored by April 22 2021
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has issued Memorandum Circular No. 2020-047 (the Amendments to the Revised Rules on Mediation) and Memorandum Circular No. 2020-048 (the Amendment to the Rules of Procedure for IPOPHL Mediation Outside of Litigation), which took effect on April 3 2021.
Voluntary online mediation was first offered by the IPOPHL in May 2020 to avoid the disruption of its adjudication services, as quarantine protocols to combat the pandemic were being enforced across the Philippines.
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