Reachin New Heights: How the Philippines Became a Rising Star in Global Innovation
Introduction The Philippines celebrated its best-ever achievement in the world of innovation, it climbed to the 50th spot in the Global Innovation Index (GII), moving up from 53rd the previous year. This ranking, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is more than just a number; it reflects tangible efforts and progress by the […]
Cost of Registering a Trademark in Southeast Asia
Trademark is a recognizable emblem, symbol, or phrase that is used to refer to denote a certain product or service. This trademark helps differentiate similar products or services offered by other companies or organizations. It basically acts as a recognition mark that the product or service belongs to a specific company. ASEAN stands for Association […]
Unpaid Patent Annual Fee Causes Huge Losses to Patent Office of Indonesia
Indonesian Patent Office has sent letters to 7600 patent owners in Indonesia in order to recover the unpaid annual fee along with Interest as soon as possible. It has come to notice that Rp 150 Billion ($12,000,000) is unpaid which has caused huge financial loss to the government. Most of the owners presented themselves as […]
International Patent Office of Philippines appointed as “International Authority on Patents” by WIPO
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) was designated as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) on October 5, 2017, at the 57th WIPO General Assembly and 49th Session of the PCT Union Assembly [1] becoming the second country of Southeast Asia and […]
Intellectual Property of Singapore: Patents legislative amendments
In continuation of IPOS’s efforts to strengthen the patent regime and make Singapore’s Intellectual Property one of the best in the world also supporting inventive individual and businesses [1], Patents (Amendments) Act, 2017 and Patents (Amendment no.2 ) shall come into force on October 30, 2017 [2]. IPOS’ Patents legislative amendments In IPOS’ efforts of […]