On February 28, 2013, President Aquino signed Republic Act No. 10372, which amended the provisions relating to copyright in the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. 1.         CREATION OF THE BUREAU OF COPYRIGHT Republic Act 10372 created the Bureau of Copyright and…

The cancellation of the trademark registration due to failure to file the Declaration of Use is tantamount to a waiver of the registrant’s right or interest over the trademark and thus, will not preclude another party’s subsequent application of the mark. And,…