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A trademark registration must be maintained by filing Declarations of Actual Use on certain periods. The trademark owner’s work does not end with securing the certificate of trademark registration. Although the validity of registration lasts for ten years, it is still dependent on the owner’s compliance with the maintenance requirements mandated by the Philippine IP
Read moreIn business, it is important that your target market is able to identify you and your business enterprise apart from your competitors. One of the tools used to separate you from all others is the use or a brand, logo or trademark. A trademark is one of the most important assets of a business. A
Read moreA community quarantine to counter the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 came into effect over Metro Manila on 15 March 2020 at 12 a.m. With the quarantine in place, travel to and from Metro Manila would be restricted. Businesses in Metro Manila still continue provided that protective measures are put into place to limit
Read moreThe Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has recently promulgated the Revised Rules on Mediation (IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 008, Series of 2018) making mediation mandatory for cases filed with the IPO.
Prior to the issuance of the Revised Rules on Mediation, intellectual property cases filed with the IPO are only referred for mediation and any one of the parties may refuse to undergo mediation. Should any of the parties refuse, the case will be referred back to the originating bureau or in case of appeal, the Office of the Director General for the continuation of the adjudication or appeal proceedings. With the new rules on mediation, parties to a case are now required to undergo mediation before the IPO’s Alternative Dispute Services.
Read moreThe Philippine Intellectual Property Office released the IP Statistics relating to trademarks, patents, utility model, industrial design and copyright filings for the year 2017.
Read moreBURGER WARS: USE OF “BIG MAK” in corporate name “L.C. BIG MAK BURGER, INC.” and “SUPER MAK” brand not infringement of McDonald’s famous “BIG MAC” trademark.
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