Organisation: Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

Registration of non-traditional visual marks and other changes to the rules on trademarks now in effect

Two circulars recently issued by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines took effect on 14 February 2023. The circulars notably recognise the protection of non-traditional visual trademarks, including colour marks and motion marks.

17 March 2023

EU moves closer to GI protection for crafts; US focus on IP abuses intensifies – legislation and policy watch (March 2023)

WTR’s monthly column tracks trademark and related policy developments, including the progress of major bills, from around the world.

07 March 2023

Innovation at the IPOPHL: spotlight on non-core tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In a new entry to our regular series on innovation at national IP offices, the director general of the IP Office of the Philippines shares the innovative tools and services the agency offers.

27 February 2023

Five minutes with… The Pharmaceutical Security Institute

WTR sits down with PSI’s Asia-Pacific regional director Ramesh Raj Kishore to look back at the organisation’s journey and forward into the future.

31 January 2023

Fewer filings, NFTs, alliances and bad-faith marks: APAC year in review

WTR looks back at major trends in the Asia-Pacific region from the past 12 months.

11 January 2023

Philippines: how IPOPHL is using DEI focus to help kickstart economic recovery

Featured in WTR Special Report Q4 2022: Building a better workplace: How to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the IP industry

05 January 2023

How IP offices are keeping up with AI, the metaverse and technological challenges

The rise of the metaverse, the need to increase diversity in the IP ecosystem and utilising AI better were on the agenda last week when leaders from the US and Asian IP offices convened.

12 September 2022

Amendments to the Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings take effect

The amendments pursue the IPOPHL’s objectives to modernise the rules and procedures for the adjudication of IP cases, and to ensure accessibility of services, resiliency and cost efficiency.

01 August 2022

Exclusive roundtable – how three leading IP offices are stepping up their diversity, sustainability and accessibility agendas

The EUIPO, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and the Chilean National Institute share insights into what they are already doing to address diversity and inclusion within the workplace, while reducing their carbon footprints, along with how they plan to improve further.

17 June 2021

“A paradigm shift must take place”: IPOPHL director general outlines roadmap for transforming the ASEAN IP environment

WTR sits down with Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines Director General Rowel S Barba to get the inside track on the office’s ambitions for its new role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Working Group on IP Cooperation.

21 April 2021