Intellectual property protection in the Philippines
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Intellectual property protection in the Philippines is recognized by the Philippine government as vital to the development of domestic and creative activity, facilitates transfer of technology, attracts foreign investments, and ensures market access for our products. Hence, the government resolves to protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientists, inventors, artists and other gifted citizens to their intellectual property and creations, particularly when beneficial to the people. The use of intellectual property bears a social function. As such, the government promotes the diffusion of knowledge and information for the promotion of national development and progess and the common good. The government policy is to streamline administrative procedures of registering patents, trademarks and copyright, to liberalize the registration on the transfer of technology, and to enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Philippines.
The U.S. Trade Representative removed the Philippines from its Special 301 Priority Watchlist in 2006, reflecting improvement in its enforcement of intellectual property rights protection. [1]
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• 1 Legislation
o 1.1 Effect on international conventions and on principle of reciprocity
o 1.2 Laws repealed
o 1.3 Parts of the law
o 1.4 Intellectual property rights
o 1.5 Government agencies
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links
[edit] Legislation
Republic Act No. 829 ...