IPOPHL Offers Mediation Outside Litigation (MOL) Incentive Package
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ Bureau of Legal Affairs (IPOPHL-BLA) is offering a Mediation Outside Litigation (MOL) incentive package to all entities and organizations. The MOL is a…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia awarded gold-tier rank in IAM Patent 1000 2023, PH firm with most recommended patent professionals.
In time for its 10th Anniversary, the firm notched the highest ranking for a patent firm awarded by IAM Patent 1000, a market-leading guide which recognizes world’s top patent firms…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia sponsors the 2023 SIAC Manila Conference
Atty. Elmar B. Galacio, FCIArb, CFE, Head of CMT’s Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice, was a panelist in the first session of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Manila…
Read MoreMandatory Registration of Data Processing Systems and Data Protection Officer Due On 10 July 2023
In compliance with NPC Circular No. 2022-04 effective 11 January 2022, all Data Processing Systems processing personal or sensitive personal information involving automated decision-making or profiling shall, in all instances,…
Read MoreLatest Government issuances on COVID-19
02 April 2022 – Advisory Re: Revised Travel Restrictions Guidelines and Quarantine Classifications for Arriving Foreign NationalsBI issues its revised travel restrictions guidelines and quarantine classifications for arriving foreign nationals…
Read MoreIPOPHL grants Guimaras Mangoes the First Geographical Indication in the Philippines
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines approved on 13 May 2023 the application by the Guimaras Mango Growers and Producers Development Cooperative (“GMGPDC”), making Guimaras mangoes the first registered…
Read More11-600 MW RE capacities for auction under Department of Energy’s 2nd Round of GEA
The Department of Energy is set to bid out 11,600 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (“RE”) capacities under the Second Round of the Green Energy Auction (“GEA”) or GEA2 in…
Read MoreIPOPHL Promulgates 2023 Trademark Regulations
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) recently promulgated IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001, otherwise known as the Trademark Regulations of 2023, introducing significant changes to the rules and regulations governing…
Read MoreSupreme Court rules that “GINEBRA” is a descriptive mark subject to trademark protection under the doctrine of secondary meaning
In Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. v. Director of the Bureau of Trademarks, G.R. No. 196372/G.R. No. 210224/G.R. No. 216104/G.R. No. 219632, (9 August 2022), the Supreme Court held that “GINEBRA” is not…
Read MoreSupreme Court upholds copyright over musical works of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP)
The Supreme Court en banc has affirmed the right of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP) to collect royalties over copyrighted works of its member artists.…
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