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Gov’t agencies urged not to use unlicensed software

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on Friday, April 26, urged government agencies to use licensed software to prevent copyright infringements in the country.

IPOPH director-general Josephine R. Santiago

“I see the need for the Intellectual Property Office to meet with relevant government agencies and departments to be able to discuss how to address this issue and…

Pirated software will only bring legal troubles, malware threats: BSA

An anti-software piracy group has warned local businesses that using unlicensed software in their workplace will not only give them legal troubles but also vicious threats from hidden malware.

Photo shows (from left) IPOPHL deputy director-general Teodoro Pascua, BSA senior director Tarun Sawney, and OMB chairman Anselmo Adriano

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), an organization of some…

Intellectual property applications up 15% in 2018: IPOPHL

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported Monday, March 4, that applications for intellectual property protection significantly increased in 2018.

The agency said intellectual property filings last year rose 15 percent to 44,461 from only 38,801 applications in 2017.

IPOPHL director-general Josephine Santiago said the rising intellectual property filings reflects…

Gov’t seizes record P23.6-B worth of counterfeit goods in 2018

The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), along with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, has seized P 23.6 billion worth of pirated and counterfeit goods in 2018, an increase of 188% over 2017, and netting NCIPR’s largest haul since its creation in 2008.

“In terms of enforcement, 2018 has proven to be a banner year with the NCIPR, spearheaded by IPOPHL…

Public Domain | Works you can freely use without permission

January 1st is celebrated in many parts of the world as Public Domain Day, or the day when copyright protection lapses on select works and officially enter the public domain. Public domain works are those not subject to copyright, and can be freely used or exploited by the public without seeking permission from the author.

The expiration of copyright protection offers immense creative freedom…

House bill gives IPOPHL power to shut online violators of copyright

The Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) should have the power to disable access to websites that are being used to infringe on copyrights or facilitate copyright infringement, according to Kabayan party-list representative Ron P. Salo, who is pushing for the passage of House Bill 8001.

“HB 8001 lays down the necessary legal framework, which will facilitate the proper coordination and support…

PH accedes to Marrakesh Treaty for access to published works for blind persons

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has secured wider access to novels, textbooks, and other printed materials currently limited in distribution and production by copyright law, for more than three million visually-impaired Filipinos.

Amb. Evan Garcia hands over the Instrument of Accession of the Philippines to the Marrakesh Treaty to WIPO director general Francis…