The Philippines is now a member of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol), according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Mandaluyong City has junked a trademark infringement and unfair competition complaint filed by European accounting group Stichting BDO against the Philippines’ Banco de Oro Unibank.
The Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) is urging the government to become a signatory to the Madrid Protocol, to cut the costs of registering trademarks abroad and allow more small and medium enterprises to penetrate the international market. AFFI founding chairperson Teresa Laurel said homegrown brands and trademarks need not register in each of [...]
