Intellectual Property Issues in the Philippines

IP in the Time of COVID-19: Limiting IP Rights for COVID-19 Solutions Villaraza & Angangco - Ma. Sophia Editha Cruz-Abrenica | LEXOLOGY In a patent infringement case, the patent holder or anyone with a financial interest in the invention must waive his patent rights. The IP Code also provides patent holders with the ability to voluntarily license their patent rights to a third party via technology transfer arrangements. In times of national emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs may allow the exploitation of a patented invention without the owner's consent. The government or an authorized third person can exploit a patented invention if it is determined by an appropriate government agency that the public interest or public health requires such exploitation. Among the conditions are that the invention be used in a non-exclusive manner and that the patent holder be adequately compensated. With regard to products of university-based...

Talent Shows and copyright infringement in the Philippines Rouse | LEXOLOGY      In August 2, 2020, CJ Villavicencio the winner of The Pop Stage, a local online talent show in the Philippines that was operated by a well-known actor Matteo Guidicelli , was accused of copyright infringement for copying musical arrangements of Eraserheads’ songs without permission. The director of AHEB (Ang Huling El Bimbo: The Musical) was the one who accused such violation towards the champion. During the competition, CJ Villavicencio entered a medley of Pare Ko, Alapaap and Huwag Kang Matakot, which are all Eraserheads songs. Moreover, the director of AHEB also condemned the judges of the talent show for tolerating such violations.      According to The Pop Stage winner, CJ Villavicencio , his performance was a tribute for Eraserheads and AHEB: The Musical and that he did not intentionally want to plagiarize the musical arrangements. Reference: Rouse. “ Talent Shows and ...

Jan - Sept 2020 Reports, Complaints on IP Infringement Surpasses 2015-201 9 Total Janina Lim | GOVPH      IPOPHL says the majority of reported intellectual property violators from January to September were operating online. IPOPHL said its office received a total of 139 intellectual property infringement reports for the first nine months of 2020, exceeding the total of 129 reports received between 2015 and 2019. The agency's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Office (IEO) is proposing updates to the 2013 Rules and Regulations on Enforcement. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on Thursday disclosed that the majority of reported intellectual property violators from January to September this year were operating online. Reference: Janina Lim. (2020). Jan - Sept 2020 Reports, Complaints on IP Infringement Surpasses 2015-2019 Total. Retrieved form: https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/news/jan-sept-2020-reports-complaints-on-ip-infringement-surpasses-2015-...

Intellectual property rights-related reports, complaints soared in 2020 — IPOPHL Neil Arwin Mercado | INGQUIRER.NET      According to Mercado [2021], in 2020, a numerous amount of intellectual property issues has burst out that was reported to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. According to the report of Ann Edillon, the director of IPOPHL, there was about 190 reports regarding intellectual property rights-related complaints received by their office alone, which in record, overwhelms even the total amount of reports accumulated from 2013 to 2019, which was approximately more than 146 only.      According to Edillon, the total amount of reports and complaints was already a combination of the accounts accumulated from the public sector, consumers, concerned citizens, anonymous reports, and property rights owners. Also, Edillon said that one of the most probable reasons for this sudden outburst of violations was the COVID pandemic, which caus...