Trademarks Manila

A trademark is any unique symbol or word(s) that is used to represent a business or its products and services. A registered trademark is exclusive to the owner and cannot be used by any other person or organization which in effect enables protection of a business' brand identity and reputation.

Aside from being a source identifier, differentiator, and quality indicator, a protected mark may also bring another income stream to the owner through licensing or franchising.

Learn more about trademarks here: https://bit.ly/IPOPHL-TM

Nakakabilib naman talaga ang makagawa ng sariling brand, kanta, imbensyon, atbp. Pero mas nakakabilib kung ito ay protektado sa pamamagitan ng pag-rehistro nito sa IPOPHL.

Gulatin mo ang mga taong walang bilib sa'yo. Ang kanta mo, i-copyright mo. Ang brand/logo mo, ipa-trademark mo. Ang imbensyon mo, ipa-patent mo!

Go! Ipa-rehistro mo lahat ng IP mo! Alamin kung paano i-rehistro ang inyong IP dito: https://bit.ly/IPOPHL-eServices

Did you know that the Philippines is one of World Intellectual Property Organization's Patent Cooperation Treaty contracting states?

is an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA) enabling IPOPHL to conduct search and preliminary examination of international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

With the Philippines' accession to PCT, Filipino inventors are able to seek patent protection for their invention or utility model simultaneously in other PCT contracting states by filing just one application instead of filing in each country where the protection is being sought.

Know more about the Patent Cooperation Treaty here: https://bit.ly/IPO-PCT

Benefits of registering your Intellectual Property... ™️ ®️ 🇵🇭 ⚖️
* Trademark for your Brand Names... ™️ ®️
* Patent for your Products and Inventions...
* Copyright for original work of arts, literary, and artistic works.. ©️

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Bikol Pili is now a collective mark!

has approved the collective mark registration of Bicol pili products, opening greater opportunities for pili farmers, processors and traders in the region to attract global markets and reap higher revenues.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3bABpQE

The internet has been abuzz over the discovery of the copyright-infringing nature of using "Credits to the Owner (CTTO)" when creating or sharing content without permission from the original content creators.

answers the most common questions on CTTO, sharing and uploading on social media.
Read the answers here: https://bit.ly/3QEp3Hh

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SC: Photos, Messages from Facebook Messenger obtained by Private Individuals Admissible as Evidence

The Supreme Court has ruled that photos and messages obtained by private individuals from a Facebook messenger account are admissible as evidence in court.

In a 31-page decision penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the Court sustained the conviction of the petitioner, Christian C. Cadajas, for violation of RA 9775, or the Anti-Child Po*******hy Act, rejecting the petitioner's claim that the chat thread presented as evidence against him should be excluded since the same was obtained in violation of his right to privacy.

In 2016, petitioner, then 24 years old, started a romantic relationship with AAA, a 14-year-old girl. AAA, using her mother's cellphone, BBB, would converse with petitioner on Facebook Messenger. In one of their conversations, petitioner coaxed AAA to send photos of her private parts, to which AAA relented. BBB later discovered this conversation when AAA forgot to log out of her Facebook account on her mother's phone, prompting AAA to delete the messages on her account. However, BBB forced AAA to open the petitioner's Facebook messenger account to get a copy of their conversation.

The Court held that because the Bill of Rights under the Constitution, which includes the right to privacy, was intended to protect citizens from government intrusions, the right to privacy and its consequent effects on the rules on admissibility of evidence cannot be invoked against private individuals.

In the case of petitioner, the Facebook Messenger chat thread was not obtained through the efforts of police officers or any State agent but by AAA, a private individual who had access to the photos and conversations in the chat thread.

Neither can AAA be said to have violated the petitioner's privacy, ruled the Court, since by giving AAA the password to his Facebook Messenger account, the petitioner lost a reasonable expectation of privacy over the contents of his account. Thus, even if AAA was only forced by her mother to obtain the photos and messages, there is still no violation of the petitioner's privacy, since by allowing another person access to his account, the petitioner made its contents available not only to AAA but to other persons AAA might show the account to, whether she be forced or not to do so.

The Court also held that the restrictions under the Data Privacy Act (DPA) do not apply to petitioner since the DPA allows the processing of personal information related to the determination of criminal liability of a data subject.

The Court also ruled that the crime of child po*******hy, while defined and penalized under a special law, should be classified as mala in se, or acts that are inherently immoral and thus require proof of criminal intent by the accused, as opposed to mala prohibita, or those acts which are prohibited only because the law says so, making the intent of the accused irrelevant. The Court held that consistent with legislative deliberations on the Anti-Child Po*******hy Act, it is clear that the illegal acts under the law are not mere prohibitions but serious, depraved acts.

Thus, in cases of child po*******hy, the criminal intent of the accused must be proven. In the petitioner's case, it was established that he had intended to induce AAA, a minor, to exhibit AAA's private parts, since it was petitioner's prodding that led AAA to take and share the intimate photos.

Read the full text of the decision at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/27967//.

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Alam mo ba na hindi sapat ang paglalagay ng CTTO sa mga photos o videos na hindi mo kuha or gawa? Kailangan pa rin hingin ang permiso ng orihinal na gumawa or may ari nito bago ito i-post o i-upload.

Ang paggamit ng CTTO ay hindi sapat na patunay na may permiso ng may ari ang iyong ginamit. Maaari ka pa din habulin ng may ari ng copyright ng photo o video kahit may CTTO dahil hindi ito sapat.

Tandaan na hindi lahat ng naka-post sa internet ay pwedeng kopyahin at gamitin ng walang permiso dahil maaaring makalabag ito sa karapatan ng may ari ng copyright. Gamitin ang “share” button at iwasan ang pag kopya o “grab” ng photo o video sa social media nang walang pahintulot.

Join our 25th Anniversary celebration today!

Themed "IPOPHL Rising at 25: Creating a Silver-Bright Future," the celebration will highlight and honor the pillars of the country's intellectual property community — the very people and entities that have supported IPOPHL to further IP, innovation and creativity!

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Naramdaman mo na ba 'yun worried ka lagi kasi baka maagaw siya ng iba? 'Yun hindi ka sure kung bukas iyo pa rin siya?

Ang hirap 'di ba? Piliin mong magkaroon ng peace of mind. Register your IP, para siguradong hindi ka ma-aagawan.

Know how to register your IP here: https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/

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