{"id":965,"date":"2017-02-24T17:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=965"},"modified":"2024-04-23T03:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T03:52:20","slug":"juana-make-a-mark-will-provide-free-trademark-registration-for-msmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJUANA MAKE A MARK\u201d will provide free trademark registration for MSME&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"965\" class=\"elementor elementor-965\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fe8ca7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fe8ca7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e63b9a2\" data-id=\"e63b9a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8984c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8984c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning February 14, 2017 until February 14, 2018, Philippines start-up companies will get the chance to register their trademarks for free.<\/p><p>Through the joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, \u201cJUANA MAKE A MARK\u201d will provide free trademark registration to 1,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by waiving the application fee, claim of color fee, and publication fees. &#8220;JUANA&#8221; is a popular woman&#8217;s name in the Philippines, which sounds like, well-WANNA. The intention is to appeal to everyone who has a small business.<\/p><p>The free registration is certainly a good initiative from the IPO and DTI. Start-up companies however are encouraged to seek the advice of intellectual property owners to conduct a search on the existence of identical or similar marks prior to proceeding with the trademark registration to avoid any opposition or cancellation action from registered trademark owners, or an infringement action.<\/p><p>As intellectual property lawyers, we consider that the initiative will help many of the small business owners in the Philippines, but it may also be an open invitation to copy many of the lesser known marks from oversees. Hopefully it does not turn into &#8220;JUANA MAKE SOME MONEY FAST&#8221;.<\/p><p>P. S.<\/p><p>Estimated savings is Php3,808.<\/p><p>Article Link at IR Global: <a href=\"https:\/\/irglobal.com\/article\/juana-make-a-mark-will-provide-free-trademark-registration-for-msmes-c16b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/irglobal.com\/article\/juana-make-a-mark-will-provide-free-trademark-registration-for-msmes-c16b<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning February 14, 2017 until February 14, 2018, Philippines start-up companies will get the chance to register their trademarks for free. 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