PHILIPPINE IPR ENFORCEMENT

ATTY. JOSEPHINE RIMA SANTIAGO Director General

Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

IPOPHL Enforcement Mandate

Coordinate with other government agencies and the

private sector efforts to formulate and implement plans and policies to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in the country

- Sec. 5 (g) of IP Code

Undertake enforcement functions supported by concerned agencies such as the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Customs, the Optical Media Board, and the local government units, among others

- Sec. 7 (c) IP Code as amended by RA 10372

In 2005, IPOPHL firmly established its role as the lead coordinator of the inter-agency body for strengthening the IP regime in the country. On 21 June 2008, the inter-agency body was formally established through the issuance by the President of Executive Order No. 736 creating the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR).

National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) (Executive Order No. 736 dated June 21, 2008)

NCIPR Member Agencies

•Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

•Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)

•Department of Justice (DOJ)

•Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

•Bureau of Customs (BOC)

•National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

•National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)

•Philippine National Police (PNP)

•Optical Media Board (OMB)

•National Book Development Board (NBDB)

•Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

•Office of the Special Envoy on Transnational Crime (OSETC)

Chair

Vice-Chair

• Public info & education campaign on the

importance of IPR to national development and global competitiveness.

• Intensify regular and effective enforcement against IPR violations, and to allocate sufficient resources to ensure effective prosecution.

• Coordination with the Judiciary to ensure that courts are adequately skilled in IP cases, and improve the adjudication of IP cases.

• Policy and legislative proposals on IP laws.

• Database and enforcement monitoring system, consolidate information and reports from other agencies.

Data and Statistics NCIPR Seizures from 2010 to 2014

5'295'596'875.50

8'384'994'228.00

5'266'234'068.00

7'839'004'211.00

13'328'159'122.16

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1 2 3 4 5 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

YEAR

NO. OF OPERATIONS QUANTITY

ESTIMATED VALUE

(Php) Inspection Search Warrant

Plant Audit WSD Pieces Boxes/

Sacks

Replicating

Container Machine

2005 1,565 1,339 26 5,208,142 9,072 11 1 Php1,148,088,760.00

2006 926 788 14 26 2,990,301 7,559 Php1,353,225,596.96

2007 2,503 486 23 33 7,301,262 17,707 4 Php2,993,353,617.60

2008 1,838 562 8 41 6,958,562 6,377 5 30 Php3,519,739,148.03

2009 1,134 563 12 18 11,759,693 1102 25 11 Php5,680,527,736.00

2010 1,054 618 3 5,091,704 217 Php5,295,596,875.50

2011 1,868 1,748 8 2,858,703 14,885.5

Php8,384,994,228.00

2012 2,502 1,127 - 6,031,400 2,137 Php5,266,234,068.00

2013 2,471 843 10 6,513,434 8,072 2 Php7,839,004,211.00

2014 2,192 597 31 13,074,721 5,258 13,328,159,122.16.00

TOTAL 18,053 8,671 57 196 67,787,922 72,387 45 44 Php54,808,923,363.25

Enforcement Data 2005-2014

Pending Trial - 414

Dismissed- 223

Archived- 369

Convictions- 36

Acquitted- 3

Forwarded- 26*

Total – 1,071

Criminal Cases

Civil Cases

* Forwarded to JDR 16 cases, forwarded to CA 2 cases, forwarded to SC 1 case, forwarded to PMC 7 cases

Pending Trial - 81 Decided based on Compromise

Agreement- 39

Decided- 32

Dismissed- 34

Total – 186

IPR Cases Filed before Special Commercial Courts As of September 2015

Pending Trial 39%

Dismissed 21%

Archived 35%

0%

Convictions 3%

Acquitted 0%

Forwarded 2%

Pending Trial 44%

Decided based on

Compromised Agreement

21%

Decided 17%

Dismissed 18%

THANK YOU