IPOPHL reported that there were 2,134 patent registrations in the first half of the year, 9-percent higher than the 1,958 filings in the same period in 2022.
The Philippines has kept its clean record for 10 years in the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Special 301 Report, which listed countries where the US has intellectual property protection and enforcement concerns.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said it has proposed a work plan to tackle long-standing counterfeit activities in the Greenhills Shopping Center -- once again the lone Philippine market cited in the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) 2022 Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on Monday, Jan. 16, committed to significantly curb counterfeiting and piracy activities in the local markets...
Bulk of the IP filings for the first nine months of the year were trademarks, with a total of 31,665 applications. Compared to the previous year, trademark filings increased by 5.6 percent.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the top source for intellectual property violations was the online space, particularly on Facebook, other websites, Shopee, Instagram, and Lazada.
Intellectual property filings in the first half of the year reached 23,410, higher by 1.6 percent in the same period last year at 23,048 filings. These include registration of patents, trademarks, utility models and industrial design.
Facebook remained at the center of alleged IP violations, as shown in 87 records focused online. It was followed by Shopee with 27 reports or complaints; Lazada with 10; Instagram with four; and Carousell with two.
