OVERVIEW OF THE

IP SYSTEM
Intellectual Property
describes ideas, inventions,
technologies, artworks, music
and literature, that are
intangible when first created,
but become valuable in tangible
form as products

- Dr. Kamil Idris

Copyright
is the legal
protection
extended to the
owner of the rights
in an original work.

- WIPO
 Works are protected by
the
sole fact of their creation,
irrespective of the mode or
form of expression, as well
as their content, quality
and purpose.
• Copyright protection is automatic.
• Protection exists at the moment
of creation.
• Deposit: National
Library/Supreme Court Library
© symbol is often used for
Copyright.
“© IPOPHL, 2011”
Author: natural person
Co-author: joint authorship

Each part’s
author: separable
parts
Under employment
contract-

§ employee: not part

of regular duties

§ employer: part of
regular duties

Commissioned work –
creator
 orig/derivative life + 50 yrs a.d.

joint authorship last life + 50 yrs a.d.

no-/pseudonymous 50 yrs fr.public./making

applied art 25 yrs fr. making

photo/audiovisual 50 yrs fr.public./making

 Small Entity Big Entity
(Asset: P 100M or (Asset: More than
less) P100M)
Invention P 1,818.00 max. of P 3,636.00 max.
5 claims of 5 claims
Claims in P 152.00/claim P 303.00/claim
excess
Request for
early P 5,605.50
“ Simplicity is often
the hallmark of
invention “
Method and apparatus for
Reforming air in an
internal
Combustion engine
Phil. Pat. No. 1-2006-
000551
• Developed as an electrolytic thirst quencher for
use by its football team
• Formula was patented and acquired value
• Trademark – GATORADE
• “Since 1973, Gatorade has brought more than
$80 million to the university”, Joe Kays & Arline
Phillips–Han, Gatorade-An Idea That Launched
An industry
• Patent expired after 17 years but the trademark
remained in force and continued to produce
income for the university
 Small Entity Big Entity
(Asset: P 100M or (Asset: More
less) than P100M)
Invention P 1,515.00 max. of P 3,030.00 max.
5 claims of 5 claims
Claims in P 102.00/claim P 202.00/claim
excess
 Name: Nick Kent
Business: Boardsling
Industry: Surfing accessories
IP smart since: 2005
RIDING A WAVE TO SUCCESS

Examples of Utility Model

Rain Water Harvesting System
 Small Entity Big Entity
(Asset: P 100M or (Asset: More
less) than P100M)
Invention P 1,515.00 for P 3,030.00 for
each embodiment each
embodiment
Embodiment in
excess of one P 757.50 P 1,515.00
(1)
Examples of Industrial Design
Examples of Industrial Design
Kenneth Cobonpue

Interior Crafts of the Island, Inc.

 any visible sign capable of
distinguishing the goods
(trademark) or services
(service mark) of an
enterprise and shall include a
stamped or marked container
of goods (Sec. 21.1) 
 any visible sign capable of
distinguishing the origin,
common characteristic, quality
of goods or services of different
enterprises under the control of
the registered owner (Sec.
121.2) 
Hamburgers, food (cl 29),
restaurant (cl 43)

Clothing (cl 25), food (cl 29,

30), retail services (cl 35)
Processed meat (i.e. hotdogs,
corned beef) (cl 29)
Provincial Government of Pampanga

Provincial Government of Zambales

Provincial Government of Bataan

Ten (10) years from
registration renewable
Every ten (10) years
 Small Entity Big Entity
(Asset: P 100M or (Asset: More
less) than P100M)
Filing Fee (per P 1,090.80 P 2,181.60
class)
Claim of P 252.50 P 505.00
Color(s)
Declaration of P 808.00 P 1,616.00
 TM indicate that the “sign” is
being claimed as a trade mark.

® symbol is used with a

registered trade mark.
identify a good as originating in territory,
region or locality, where given quality,
reputation or other characteristic of the
good is essentially attributable to its
geographical origin.
 Secret formulation = ???

Special recipe = ???