The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has
submitted a bill to Congress proposingamendments to the
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. These are aimed to
support IP enforcement in general and more especially in the
digital environment.
The digital enforcement amendments grant IPOPHL the authority to
take down online sites that infringe the rights of the IP owners.
IPOPHL will have the power to issue notice and takedown requests
against online piracy and counterfeiting.
Further, landlord liability, which applies only to copyright
infringement under the IP Code will be applicable to trademark
infringement as well. Lastly the proposed bill makes the NCIPR, the
government's anti-piracy task force, a permanent unit with a
permanent IP representative in each of the agencies.
