Philippine Laws on Intellectual Property

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Adjudication and IP Dispute Resolution Rules

Cancellation Cases- Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings (1998) as amended

IP Violation Cases- Rules and Regulations on Administrative Complaints

Revised Rules & Regulations Disputes

Rule on Search and Seizure in Civil Actions for Infringement of IP Rights

Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases

Rules of Procedure for IPO Mediation Proceedings (2010)

Rules of Procedure for IPOPHL Arbitration Proceedings (2011)

Rules on Resolution of Public Performance Disputes (2013)

Uniform Rules on Appeal (2002)

Uniform Rules on Appeal (2020)

General Rules on IP 

Main Philippine Laws on Intellectual Property

IP Related Laws

Rule on Search and Seizure in Civil Actions for Infringement of IP Rights

Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases 2020

Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases

Patent Rules

Memorandum Circular No. 17-013 Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Patents UM and ID

The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs

Utility Model Rules

Memorandum Circular No. 17-013 Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Patents UM and ID

The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs

Copyright Rules

Implementing Rules and Regulations of Sound Performers and Producers of Sound Recordings (2023)

Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Term of Copyright Protection and the Public Domain

Revised Rules on Accreditation of Collective Management Organizations (2020)

Revised Rules on Copyright Registration (2020)

Rules and Regulations for the Government (2020)

Rules and Regulations on Resale Rights (2020)

Industrial Design Rules

Memorandum Circular No. 17-013 Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Patents UM and ID

The Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs

IPO Memorandum Circulars

2015 Memorandum Circulars

2016 Memorandum Circulars

2017 Memorandum Circulars

2018 Memorandum Circulars

2019 Memorandum Circulars

2020 Memorandum Circulars

2021 Memorandum Circulars

2022 Memorandum Circulars

2023 Memorandum Circulars

2024 Memorandum Circulars

Fair Use Guidelines

IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 2023-023, Implementing Rules & Regulations on the Rights of Sound Performers & Producers of Sound Recordings

RA8293 as Amended (2015)

Trademark Rules

IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001 - Rules and Regulations on Trademarks

Philippine Regulations Implementing the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (2017)

Rules and Regulations on Trademarks, Service Marks, Trade names, and Marked or Stamped Containers of 2017

WIPO Treaties

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Blueprint on International Trademark Application Under Madrid

Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Patent Law Treaty

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Trademark Law Treaty

WIPO Copyright Treaty Volume 1

WIPO Copyright Treaty Volume 2