WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/PHL/2
27 July 2001
(01-3767)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
PHILIPPINES
By means of communications from its Permanent Mission dated 12 March 2001, the
following notification has been received from the Philippines under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.
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In accordance with Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights and documents IP/C/2, IP/C/4 and IP/C/5, the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines hereby notifies to the Council its laws and regulations relating to the fields covered by the
Agreement, as follows:
- The "main laws and regulations" are listed in Annex I.- "Other laws and regulations" are listed in Annex II.
- The treaties of which the Philippines is a member are listed in Annex III.
- Answers to the Checklist of Issues on Enforcement.
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1 See document IP/N/6/PHL/1.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Republic Act No. 8293 – The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines 2
Entry into force:  1 January 1998.
Trademarks Regulations 3
Entry into force:  15 October 1998.
– IPO Office Order No. 17 (1998) - Amendment
Entry into force:  16 December 1998.
– IPO Office Order No. 08 (2000) - Amendment
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.
Rules and Regulations on Voluntary Licensing 4
Entry into  force:  20 October 1998.
IPO Rules and Regulations on Settlement of Disputes 5  (Involving Technology Transfer Payments
and the Terms of a License Involving the Author’s Right to Public Performance or Other
Communication of his Work)
Entry into force:  20 October 1998.
Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes  Proceedings 6  (Petitions for Cancellation of a Mark, Patent,
Utility Model, Industrial Design, Opposition to Registration of a Mark, and Compulsory Licensing)
Entry into force:  20 October 1998.
Rules and Regulations on Administrative Complaints 7  (for Violations of Laws Involving Intellectual
Property Rights)
Entry into force:  16 December 1998.
Revised Rules and Regulations on Settlement of Disputes (Involving Technology Transfer Payments
and the Terms of a License Involving the Authors Right to Public Performance or Other
Communication of His Work) 8
Entry into force:  12 May 2001.Rules and Regulations on Utility Models and Industrial Designs 
9
Entry into force:  17 December 1998.
– IPO Office Order No. 09 (2000)
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.
                                                     
2 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/1 – IP/N/1/PHL/I/1.
3 See document IP/N/1/PHL/T/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/2 – IP/N/1/PHL/I/2.
5 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/3 – IP/N/1/PHL/I/3.
6 See document IP/N/1/PHL/I/4.
7 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/4 – IP/N/1/PHL/I/5.
8 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/5 – IP/N/1/PHL/I/6.
9 See document IP/N/1/PHL/I/7.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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Rules and Regulations on Inventions 10
Entry into force:  15 January 1999.
Rules and Regulations Establishing the Fee Structure of the Intellectual Property Office 11
Entry into force:  8 June 2000.Copyright Safeguards and Regulations 
12
Issued on 13 August 1999.
                                                     
10 See document IP/N/1/PHL/P/1.
11 See document IP/N/1/PHL/I/8.
12 See document IP/N/1/PHL/C/6.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright and related rights
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,
artists and other gifted citizens to theirintellectual property rights.
Republic Act No. 386:  The New Civil Code of
the Philippines
Approved:   18 June 1949.Book III, Title II:  Articles 721 to 724 provide the
laws governing intellectual creations.
Republic Act No. 8792:  Electronic Commerce
Act
Approved:  14 June 2000.Recognises use of electronic commercial and
non-commercial transactions and electronic
signature;  prescribes penalties for piracy ofprotected materials through the use of
telecommunication networks and for hacking of
computer programs;  prescribes grounds for
liability of service providers.
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in order to Further
Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industry
laws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different government
agencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have close
co-ordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.
Presidential Decree No. 1987:  An Act Creating
the Videogram Regulatory Board
Promulgated:  5 October 1985.Establishes the Videogram Regulatory Board to
implement the provisions of law to oversee the
regulation and development of the video industry;
regulates the reproduction and distribution of
illegal and immoral videograms.
Videogram Regulatory Board Revised Rules and
Regulations
Entry into force:  5 October 1985.Amends the Implementing Rules and Regulations
of Presidential Decree No. 1987.
Implementing Rules and Regulations on the
Electronic Commerce Act
Issued:  13 July 2000Implements Republic Act No. 8792.
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rules and Regulations Governing
Administrative Actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those bought
by DTI agents or submitted to DTI by private
parties as evidence under Executive Order
No. 913.  Section 3 last paragraph provides forrules in cases involving pirated/counterfeit
products.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69 (1983),
implementing Executive Order No. 913 to
include the Decree on the Protection ofIntellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Laws.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic Act
No. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade andIndustry laws.
Trademarks / Geographical indications
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,
artists and other gifted citizens to theirintellectual property rights.
Republic Act No. 386:  The New Civil Code of
the Philippines
Approved:  18 June 1949.Book II, Title IV:  Articles 520 to 524 refer to
trademarks and tradenames.
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in Order to
Further Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industry
laws, which include, among others, violations ofintellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different government
agencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have close
co-ordination and concerted efforts in theenforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rules and Regulations Governing
Administrative Actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those boughtby DTI agents or submitted to DTI by private
parties as evidence under Executive Order No.
913.  Sec. 3 last paragraph provides for rules in
cases involving pirated/counterfeit products.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69, Series of 1983,
implementing Executive Order No. 913 to
include the Decree on the Protection of
Intellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Law.
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic Act
No. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade and
Industry laws.
Industrial designs
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,
artists and other gifted citizens to their
intellectual property rights.
Republic Act No. 7459:  Inventors and Invention
Incentives Act of the Philippines
Approved:  28 April 1992.Provides incentives to Filipino inventors;
establishes the Invention Development
Assistance Fund.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in Order to
Further Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industrylaws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different governmentagencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have close
co-ordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rules and Regulations Governing
Administrative Actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those bought
by DTI agents or submitted to DTI by privateparties as evidence under Executive Order
No. 913.  Section 3 last paragraph provides for
rules in cases involving pirated/counterfeit
products.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69 (1983),
implementing Executive Order No. 913 to
include the Decree on the Protection of
Intellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Laws.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic ActNo. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade and
Industry Laws.
Patents
Philippine  Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,artists and other gifted citizens to their
intellectual property rights.
Republic Act No. 7459:  Inventors and Invention
Incentives Act of the Philippines
Approved:  28 April 1992.Provides incentives to Filipino inventors;
establishes the Invention Development
Assistance Fund.
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in Order to
Further Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industrylaws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different government
agencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have closeco-ordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rules and Regulations Governing
Administrative Actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those boughtby DTI agents or submitted to DTI by private
parties as evidence under Executive Order
No. 913.  Section 3 last paragraph provides for
rules in cases involving pirated/counterfeit
products.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69 (1983),
implementing Executive Order No. 913 to
include the Decree on the Protection of
Intellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Laws.
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic Act
No. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade andIndustry Laws.
Layout-Designs
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Art. XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the State
to protect the rights of scientists, inventors, artists
and other gifted citizens to their intellectual
property rights.
Republic Act No. 7459:  Inventors and Invention
Incentives Act of the Philippines
Approved:  28 April 1992.Provides incentives to Filipino inventors;
establishes the Invention Development
Assistance Fund.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in Order to
Further Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industrylaws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different governmentagencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have close
coordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rules and Regulations Governing
Administrative actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those bought
by DTI agents or submitted to DTI by privateparties as evidence under Executive Order
No. 913.  Section 3 last paragraph provides for
rules in cases involving pirated/counterfeit
products.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69 (1983),
implementing Executive Order No. 913 to
include the Decree on the Protection of
Intellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Laws.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic ActNo. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade and
Industry Laws.
Protection of undisclosed information
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,artists and other gifted citizens to their
intellectual property rights.
Act No. 3815:  Revised Penal Code
Approved:  30 December 1930.Prescribes offences and their penalties.
Article 229 penalises the revelation by a public
officer of secrets known to him by reason of his
official capacity.
Article 230 penalises a public officer with fine
for revealing secrets of private individuals knownby reason of his office.
Article 291 penalises the revelation of secrets by
a manager or employee.
Article 292 penalises the revelation of industrial
secrets.
Republic Act No. 386:  The New Civil Code of
the Philippines
Approved:  18 June 1949.Book IV prescribes obligations, liabilities and
remedies of a person in contractual and non-
contractual situations.
Executive Order No. 913:  Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in Order to
Further Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industry
laws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Executive Order No. 60:  Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different governmentagencies responsible for the protection of
intellectual property rights;  aims to have close
co-ordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.
Trade and Industry Ministry Order No. 69
(1983):  Rjules and Regulations Governing
Administrative Actions for Violations of Trade
and Industry Laws
Issued:  25 November 1983.Rule IX grants the Secretary of DTI the power to
execute preventive measures on infringed goods.
Rule XII, Sec. 58 defines the scope of powers of
the hearing officer of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI).
DTI Administrative Order No. 17, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  30 April 1991.Prescribes guidelines for the disposition of
products seized and forfeited, and those bought
by DTI agents or submitted to DTI by private
parties as evidence under Executive Order
No. 913.  Section 3 last paragraph provides for
rules in cases involving pirated/counterfeitproducts.
DTI Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 1991
Entry into force:  7 June 1991.Amends Ministry Order No. 69 (1983),
implementing Executive Order No. 913 toinclude the Decree on the Protection of
Intellectual Property in the enumeration of Trade
and Industry Laws.
DTI Administrative Order No. 01, Series of 2000
Issued:  18 January 2000.Further amends Trade and Industry Ministry
Order No. 69 (1983) to include Republic Act
No. 8293 in the enumeration of Trade and
Industry laws.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Prevention of the abuse of intellectual
property rights
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article III, Sec. 16 sets out the right of a person
to a speedy disposition of his case before alljudicial, quasi-judicial or administrative bodies.
Article VIII, Sec. 15 provides for the duration
within which a case should be resolved in court.
Executive Order No. 913 - Strengthening the
Rule-Making and Adjudicatory Powers of the
Minister of Trade and Industry in order to further
Protect Consumers
Issued:  7 October 1983.Prescribes the administrative penalties that may
be imposed for violations of trade and industry
laws, which include, among others, violations of
intellectual property rights.
Executive Order No. 60 – Creating the Inter-
Agency Committee on Intellectual Property
Rights
Entry into force:  26 February 1993.Creates under the Office of the President the
IAC-IPR composed of the different government
agencies responsible for the protection ofintellectual property rights;  aims to have close
coordination and concerted efforts in the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Executive Order 320
Issued:  21 November 2000.Amends Executive Order No. 60 on the
composition of the Committee.
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure (1997) Provides for the rules concerning the protectionand enforcement of civil rights;  provides for the
procedures in all courts involving civil action and
provisional remedies.
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure (2000) Provides for the rules concerning prosecution of
offences, enforcement and protection of
constitutional rights of the accused, and
proceedings in all courts involving criminal
action.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil judicial procedures and remedies
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article III, Sec. 16 sets out the right of a person
to a speedy disposition of his case before all
judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative bodies.
Article VIII, Sec. 15 provides for the duration
within which a case should be resolved in court.
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure (1997) Provides for the rules concerning the protection
and enforcement of civil rights;  provides for the
procedures in all courts involving civil action and
provisional remedies.
Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 104-96
(1996)Designates special Regional Trial Courts to hear
and decide cases involving violations of
intellectual property rights.
Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 113/95 Designates special courts to hear and decide cases
involving violations of intellectual property
rights.
Supreme Court Administrative Matter
No. 00-2-01Amends Rule 141 (Legal Fees) of the Rules of
Court.
Cuartero vs Court of Appeals
G.R. No. 102448.
Dated:  5 August 1992.Emphasizes that the grant of the provisional
remedy of attachment involves three stages.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Provisional judicial measures
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article III, Sec. 16 sets out the right of a person
to a speedy disposition of his case before all
judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative bodies.
Article VIII, Sec. 15 provides for the duration
within which a case should be resolved in court.
Article XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the
State to protect the rights of scientists, inventors,
artists and other gifted citizens to their
intellectual property rights.
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure (1997) Provides for the rules concerning the protectionand enforcement of civil rights;  provides for theprocedures in all courts involving civil action and
provisional remedies.
Rule 57 sets out the procedure and requisites for
the availment of the writ of preliminaryattachment.
Rule 58 sets out the procedures and requisites for
the availment of the writ of preliminary
injunction.
Rule 141 sets out the amount of filing fees in
court.
Special requirements related to border
measures
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Art. XIV, Sec. 13 sets out the policy of the State
to protect the rights of scientists, inventors, artistsand other gifted citizens to their intellectual
property rights.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Republic Act No. 1937 – Tariff and Customs
Code
Entry into force:  1 July 1957.Governs the importation of articles subject to
duty and the various prohibited importations.  Italso provides for the procedure on administrative
and judicial proceedings concerning searches and
seizures of imported articles.
Customs Administrative Order No. 7-93 – Rules
and Regulations
Issued:  9 September 1993.Provides the rules and regulations for preventing
the importation of goods or products that infringe
upon the property rights of patent holders,trademarks and copyright owners protected by
related laws.
Criminal Procedures
Philippine Constitution
Entry into force:  2 February 1987.Article III, Sec. 16 provides for the right of all
persons to a speedy disposition of cases.
Art. VIII, Sec. 15 provides for the duration within
which cases must be resolved by the courts.
Republic Act No. 3019 – Anti-Graft and Corrupt
Practices Act
Approved:  17 August 1960.Sets out the specific prohibited acts of public
officers and provides corresponding penalties for
commission thereof.
Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure (2000) Provides for the rules concerning prosecution ofoffences, enforcement and protection of
constitutional rights of the accused, andproceedings in all courts involving criminal
action.
Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 104-96 Designates special Regional Trial Courts to hear
and decide cases involving violations of
intellectual property rights.
Guevarra, et. al. vs. Del Rosario, et. al.
G.R. No. L-49252
Dated:  13 November 1946.Defines the meaning of "offended party" and his
authority to prosecute the criminal action subject
to the direction and control of the prosecutor.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Any administrative procedures and remedies
not covered above
Rules of Court, as amended
Dated:  1 January 1964.Provide rules concerning the protection and
enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading,
practice and procedure in all courts admission tothe practice of law, evidence.IP/N/1/PHL/2
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ANNEX III
MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
The Philippines is a signatory of several international treaties on intellectual property rights.
TITLE EFFECTIVITY
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1951 – Administrative
provisions
1997 – Substantive
provisions
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1965
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization 1980
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit ofMicroorganisms for Purposes of Patent Procedure1981
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of
Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations1984
World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)1995
Patent Cooperation Treaty Ratified:  February 20017
Instrument of ratification to
be submitted to WIPO
within 2001.
FOR SUBMISSION FOR RATIFICATION
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms TreatyFor submission to the
Senate in June 2001 –
Preparatory steps taken
since January 1998.
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