The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has declared Jollibee as the country’s first registered “well-known mark”, marking a milestone in the implementation of new rules designed to provide stronger intellectual property (IP) protection for leading brands.
Raymund Liboro, the country’s first privacy commissioner, said Agap party-list representative Nicanor Briones — who was photographed viewing the video while Congress was in session — was in a public venue, performing official duties, and under live coverage, therefore had a “diminished expectation of privacy.”
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said such an amendment may also serve as an opportunity for the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other concerned agencies to purge the Philippine ID system of unauthorized registrants.
The new circular from the National Privacy Commission (NPC) covers vloggers and digital content creators, noting that recording individuals in public or private settings, especially when these recordings are uploaded, streamed, or monetized, constitutes personal data processing.
The National Privacy Commission also reminded educational institutions and teachers to protect the personal data of their students in light of a circulating video showing two teachers demonstrating how to dry seal a diploma, wherein the name and Learner Reference Number (LRN) of an elementary student were clearly visible.
The National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (NADPOP), Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team (PH-CERT), and Secure Digital Life Center (SDLC) have partnered with the global technology firm Tools for Humanity (TFH) and its cryptocurrency project, World Network.
The Madrid Protocol is a WIPO-administered international treaty that makes registering trademarks in multiple signatory-countries simpler and cost-efficient through a single application and payment.
