The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 2020-031, which provides that to prevent further disruption of operations and rendering of services, all pleadings and submissions in IP Rights Violations (IPV) and Inter Partes cases (IPC) filed with the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) shall be filed electronically via email [...]
To streamline its administrative procedures, the Office of the Director General (ODG) of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) now accepts the online filing of requests, motions, and pleadings in relation to the appealed cases filed before it. The salient portions of the circular are as follows: The ODG exercises exclusive appellate jurisdiction [...]
Due to the limited mobility of the general population and to ensure safety through social distancing and other measures during this pandemic, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) now allows preliminary conferences for inter partes cases (IPC), and hearings, pre-trials, and trials for intellectual property rights violations cases (IPV) to be conducted online [...]
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued the Revised Rules & Regulations on Voluntary Licensing (Memorandum Circular No. 2020-002) that took effect on 21 February 2020. The salient portions of the Revised Rules are as follows: The Documentation, Information, and Technology Transfer Bureau (DITTB) of the IPOPHL shall also be known as the [...]
IPOPHL issued an advisory with regard to the resumption of its limited operations on 25 May 2020. The salient portions of the advisory are provided below: Cashiering operations at the Main Office shall resume on 27 May 2020. However, the cashier shall only accept payments that cannot be made through the online payment system (e.g., [...]
To ensure the continued delivery of mediation services in a safe and convenient manner during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) now allows online mediation conferences, which can be availed by filing an online request addressed to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Services (luwin.delaconcha@ipophil.gov.ph), and copy furnishing the Director [...]
Due to the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), IPOPHIL has issued ECQ extension guidelines regarding the adjustment of the compliance dates affected by the new ECQ period. The salient portions of the guidelines are provided below: All scheduled hearings before the IPOPHL, including mediation, shall remain suspended until 15 May 2020. Deadlines falling [...]
To provide speedy, quality and effective legal remedies to resolve IP disputes, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued the Amendments to the Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings (Memorandum Circular No. 2019-024) that took effect on 15 February 2020. The salient portions of the circular are as follows: FILING AND SERVICE [...]
IPOPHL has issued guidelines in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The salient portions of the guidelines are provided below: All scheduled hearings before the IPOPHL, including mediation, are suspended. Deadlines for all papers, pleadings, documents, and payments thereof falling due from March 16, 2020, to April 14, 2020, are deemed extended for a period of [...]