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TAGUIG CITY, March 4 New rules at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), which took effect on March 3, 2021, have expanded the powers of its Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Office (IEO), enabling it to more effectively curb online counterfeiting and piracy.
From the left, DDG Pascua, DG Barba and OIC Enforcement Dir. Edillon inspecting last Feb. 10 some luxury goods seized by the Bureau of Customs’ Ninoy Aquino International Airport District in 2020.
Under IPOPHL s Memorandum Circular (MC) 2020-049, or the Revised Rules of Procedure on Administrative Enforcement Intellectual (IP) Rights, the electronic, digital or online channels have been expressly included as part of the IEO s scope in exercising its enforcement functions.