Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines shortened as IPOPHL, is a government agency attached to the Department of Trade and Industry in charge of registration of intellectual property and conflict resolution of intellectual property rights in the Philippines.

Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
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Intellectual Property Center
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
TypeIntellectual property organization
HeadquartersIntellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
Agency executive
  • Rowel S. Barba, Director General
Parent agencyDepartment of Trade and Industry
Websitewww.ipophil.gov.ph

It was established under Republic Act No. 8293 also known as Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, which took effect on January 1, 1998, during the administration President Fidel V. Ramos.[1]

Bureaus

  • Bureau of Legal Affairs
  • Bureau of Patents
  • Bureau of Trademarks
  • Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights
  • Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau
  • Management Information Office
  • Financial, Management and Administrative Services

See also

References

  1. "About Intellectual Property Office". Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. Retrieved July 16, 2015.


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