by OPTMARKS | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Image courtesy of Asia IP After a relative of 104-year-old Filipino tattooist Apo Whang-od Oggay, or better known as Whang-od, labeled it a fraud, YouTuber Nas Daily removed his online course from a digital learning site. The now-discontinued course, which cost P750,...
by OPTMARKS | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
In a 38-page decision published last 15 June 2021, the Supreme Court (SC)of the Philippines, sitting en banc, declared the abandonment of the so-called holistic test in determining the confusing similarity of contending trademarks. The kolin mark above by Kolin...
by OPTMARKS | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Being a significant development in the digital world, NFT has swiftly gained popularity. However, it is imperative to examine what rights does a purchaser of an NFT have, and what effect does it have to copyright owners. It is highly that an average internet user has...
by OPTMARKS | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Photo by Rami Al-zayat on Unsplash In a historic feat, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently launched its mobile application as it aimed to make access to the agency’s services easier. Dubbed as “IPOPHL Mobiliz”...
by OPTMARKS | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched its new database to provide open and free-of-charge online access to judicial decisions on intellectual property (IP) from around the world. The free to access database is called WIPO Lex-Judgments....
by OPTMARKS | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this year’s Global Innovation Index 2020, the Philippines joins China, China, Vietnam, and India to become one of the four Asian countries with the most significant progress. Despite the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines improves to rank 50th...
by OPTMARKS | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
While the global pivot to technology-based business operations currently grows at a substantially exponential rate, it is worth reminding that intangible aspects of a business are equally worth protecting as with any business’ capital assets. Under such a...
by OPTMARKS | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hearings for intellectual property rights violations cases and inter partes cases filed or pending before the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) can now be done through videoconferencing. Last 3 July 2020, the IPOPHL issued Memorandum Circular...
by OPTMARKS | Jul 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
A brief survey of the trademark database of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) shows that trademark filings have declined drastically in 2020. Trademark applications for the first half of 2020 have decreased by a significant twenty-nine...
by OPTMARKS | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Pirated. Fake. Knockoffs. Shakespeare once said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And so are counterfeits. Counterfeit products can be found in a large and growing number of industries, including as common consumer goods, (footwear, cosmetics, toys),...
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