Stay updated with breaking news from Intellectual Property Code. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Congress should amend the Intellectual Property Code to give the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) greater enforcement power and enable the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block online sites more swiftly, an advocacy group said. In a statement, CitizenWatch
Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the ruling of the Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court (RTC) that sentenced the seller of counterfeit shoes and other items to up to five years in prison. The CA affirmed the Nov. 14, 2018 decision of Mandaluyong RTC Branch 211 that found Manolo Samson guilty of violating the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines' provisions against unfair competition. "The trial court correctly imposed the indeterminable penalty of two years as minimum to five years as maximum and a fine of PHP100,000," read the decision...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has drafted the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on geographical indications (GI) in a bid to strengthen the protection of GI products in the country. The IRR, drafted by the Bureau of Trademarks, aims to fulfill the recognition
An anti-piracy legislation specifically through site blocking as well as the immediate ratification by Senate for the Philippines’ participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) because its intellectual property provisions will benefit the country. “Ultimately, piracy is a
AN advocacy group recently pushed for the strengthening of anti-piracy legislation specifically through site blocking and also called the Senate to immediately ratify the Philippines’ participation in the Regional Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP), whose intellectual property provisions will benefit the country. “Ultimately, piracy is a bane to society in general, and…