IPOPHL’s trademark incentive program empowers women in provinces

IPOPHL’s trademark incentive program empowers women in provinces March 8, 2024 The Juana Make a Mark (JMAM) Program of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is proving to deliver on its promise of spurring inclusive development as women entrepreneurs in provinces emerged as the program’s biggest beneficiaries.  The JMAM is a trademark registration continue reading : IPOPHL’s trademark incentive program empowers women in provinces

IPOPHL makes major leap as competent PCT International Authority with designation from USPTO

IPOPHL makes major leap as competent PCT International Authority with designation from USPTO March 7, 2024 The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has been recognized and designated as a competent International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO), marking its ISA/IPEA designation from continue reading : IPOPHL makes major leap as competent PCT International Authority with designation from USPTO

IPOPHL releases statutory fair use guidelines to clarify rules on copyright exceptions

IPOPHL releases statutory fair use guidelines to clarify  rules on copyright exceptions March 4, 2024 The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) released its fair use guidelines to provide clarity and guidance to Filipino creatives, educators and innovators in fostering a deeper understanding of intellectual property (IP) rights. “Fair use is the bedrock of creativity. continue reading : IPOPHL releases statutory fair use guidelines to clarify rules on copyright exceptions

IPOPHL partners with Manila Science High School to bring IP closer to students

IPOPHL partners with Manila Science High School to bring IP closer to students February 26, 2024 The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Manila Science High School (MaSci) in an effort to bring intellectual property (IP) education into its curricula. Signed by IPOPHL Director General continue reading : IPOPHL partners with Manila Science High School to bring IP closer to students

PH exporters to score greater IP support in int’l markets with new IPOPHL-DTI-EMB tie-up

PH exporters to score greater IP support in int’l markets with new IPOPHL-DTI-EMB tie-up February 28, 2024 Philippine exporters will soon gain broader support in protecting their intellectual property (IP) assets in international markets through a collaboration between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing continue reading : PH exporters to score greater IP support in int’l markets with new IPOPHL-DTI-EMB tie-up

IPOPHL Statement Warning Against Impostor Accounts

IPOPHL Statement Warning Against Impostor Accounts  February 19, 2024 It has come to our attention that Meta users have been receiving messages from various accounts claiming to be either from the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Office (IEO) or Meta. These impostor accounts warn recipients of allegedly violating intellectual property (IP) laws, such as using copyrighted continue reading : IPOPHL Statement Warning Against Impostor Accounts

IPOPHL enhances capacity for emerging industrial designs and Hague system

IPOPHL enhances capacity for emerging industrial designs and Hague system February 16, 2024 The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) Bureau of Patents (BOP) is intensifying efforts to expand its skills in examining complex and emerging industrial designs (ID). In January 2024, BOP examiners participated in a two-day seminar focused on the “Substantive Examination continue reading : IPOPHL enhances capacity for emerging industrial designs and Hague system

Copyright registrations at IPOPHL nearly double in 2023

Copyright registrations at IPOPHL nearly double in 2023 February 15, 2024 Copyright registrations at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) soared in 2023, marking a record-high that signifies increased awareness of the importance of copyright registration. Data from IPOPHL show that copyright registrations totaled 6,522, a 76% increase from the 3,706 registrations in continue reading : Copyright registrations at IPOPHL nearly double in 2023

IPOPHL lauds young Filipino inventors designated as WIPO Youth Ambassadors

IPOPHL lauds young Filipino inventors designated as WIPO Youth Ambassadors February 8, 2024 The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) commended the pool of young Filipinos whom the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) declared as this year’s WIPO Youth Ambassadors. Director General Rowel S. Barba said the ambassadorship of Yzhae Marrione Capuno Villaruel of continue reading : IPOPHL lauds young Filipino inventors designated as WIPO Youth Ambassadors