The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has promulgated amendments/revisions to the existing Implementing Rules and Regulations:
- Memorandum Circular No. 17-010: Rules and Regulations on Trademarks, Service Marks, Trade Names and Marked or Stamped Containers of 2017
- Memorandum Circular No. 17-011: Philippine Regulations Implementing the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks of 2017
- Memorandum Circular No. 17-012: Expediting the Trial of Cases by Amending Certain Provisions of the Regulations on Administrative Complaints for Violation of Law Involving Intellectual Property Rights
- Memorandum Circular No. 17-013: Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations for Patents, Utility Models, and Industrial Designs.
- Memorandum Circular No. 17-014: Amending further the IPOPHL Revised Fee Structure of 2017 (Memorandum Circular No. 16-012, S. 2016, as Amended by Memorandum Circular No. 17-02, S. of 2017)
All of these shall take effect on 01 August, 2017, except for Memorandum Circular No. 17-011, which will take effect on 02 August.
The Laws, Issuances, and Treaties page will be updated accordingly.