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A warehouse in Baclaran, Parañaque City was found to have P2 billion worth of counterfeit goods ranging from signature branded clothes to beauty products, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE, FAKE, FAKE-- Various imitations of signature branded footwear and clothing, as well as counterfeit per
The Bureau of Customs seized two shipments of smuggled fake cigarettes worth P66.2 million at the Port of Subic.
Inventa International Africa is the continent with the largest number of countries – 54. As trademarks are usually protected at a national level, an African-wide trademark protection strategy can be taxing. However, there are some shortcuts that will help applicants to secure African-wide trademark protection. Madrid Protocol The Madrid Protocol for the international registration of trademarks was established in 1989 and provides applicants with the possibility of designating several countries with a single application. The Madrid Protocol was ratified by 22 African countries, and the ge...
Inventa International Africa is the continent with the largest number of countries – 54. As trademarks are usually protected at a national level, an African-wide trademark protection strategy can be taxing. However, there are some shortcuts that will help applicants to secure African-wide trademark protection. Madrid Protocol The Madrid Protocol for the international registration of trademarks was established in 1989 and provides applicants with the possibility of designating several countries with a single application. The Madrid Protocol was ratified by 22 African countries, and the ge...
Published May 1, 2021, 5:00 AM The Philippines, through the Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Evan Garcia deposited on April 28, 2021 its Instrument of Accession to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP). Ambassador Garcia personally handed the instrument of accession to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Darren Tang at WIPO Headquarters. “With the accession of the Philippines to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, the Philippines guarantees the expansion of the protection given to its musicians, singers, actors, and p...