From the News! - Your Daily News » IPR http://fromthenews.net Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Protect women — CHR http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:35:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5264

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm/feed 1 Super body goes after IPR violators http://fromthenews.net/super-body-goes-after-ipr-violators.htm http://fromthenews.net/super-body-goes-after-ipr-violators.htm#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:14:05 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4565 Joyce Pangco Pañares
Manila Standard

President Arroyo has created a super body that will enforce and protect intellectual property rights in the country as well as prosecute counterfeiters.

Mrs. Arroyo signed Executive Order 736 creating the National Committee on… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/super-body-goes-after-ipr-violators.htm/feed 0 Software piracy rate declines in RP http://fromthenews.net/software-piracy-rate-declines-in-rp.htm http://fromthenews.net/software-piracy-rate-declines-in-rp.htm#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 08:48:58 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4336 Manila Times

Software piracy rates in the Philippines declined to 69 percent in 2007 from 71 percent in 2006, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Despite this, BSA Asia Pacific vice president and regional director Jeffrey Hardee said that… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/software-piracy-rate-declines-in-rp.htm/feed 0 Philippines must remain in IPR watchlist–IP watchdog http://fromthenews.net/philippines-must-remain-in-ipr-watchlist%e2%80%93ip-watchdog.htm http://fromthenews.net/philippines-must-remain-in-ipr-watchlist%e2%80%93ip-watchdog.htm#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:52:20 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3690 Ike Suarez, Correspondent
Manila Times

“Raids and seizures are not enough to deter piracy and counterfeiting”

The Intellectual Property Coalition Inc., the federation of Philippine trade associations connected with the creative industries, has asked the Office of the US… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/philippines-must-remain-in-ipr-watchlist%e2%80%93ip-watchdog.htm/feed 0 OMB: Pirates’ days are numbered with joint efforts http://fromthenews.net/omb-pirates%e2%80%99-days-are-numbered-with-joint-efforts.htm http://fromthenews.net/omb-pirates%e2%80%99-days-are-numbered-with-joint-efforts.htm#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:25:01 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3800 Manila Times

The Optical Media Board (OMB) is intensifying operations against software pirates in the country.

It is the government unit that regulates the manufacture of optical media in all its forms and impose stiffer fines and penalties for its… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/omb-pirates%e2%80%99-days-are-numbered-with-joint-efforts.htm/feed 0 NBI raids P5-M worth of fake software http://fromthenews.net/nbi-raids-p5-m-worth-of-fake-software.htm http://fromthenews.net/nbi-raids-p5-m-worth-of-fake-software.htm#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:28:37 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3748 Katrice R. Jalbuena
Manila Times

Agents of the National Bureau of Investigations seized during a recent operation at least P5 million worth of computer hardware loaded with pirated software.

Edward A. Villarta, head of the NBI National Capital Region… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/nbi-raids-p5-m-worth-of-fake-software.htm/feed 0 Philippines’ antipiracy campaign on the right track (Two years of PAPT) http://fromthenews.net/philippines%e2%80%99-antipiracy-campaign-on-the-right-track-two-years-of-papt.htm http://fromthenews.net/philippines%e2%80%99-antipiracy-campaign-on-the-right-track-two-years-of-papt.htm#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:48:57 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3279 Ike Suarez, Tech Times contributor
Manila Times

The Philippine government, through its Pilipinas Antipiracy Team, has coordinated its efforts at enforcing the law against software piracy since the team was formed in August 2005. In line with this, the… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/philippines%e2%80%99-antipiracy-campaign-on-the-right-track-two-years-of-papt.htm/feed 0 Global alliance boosts RP bid to exit IPR Special Watch List http://fromthenews.net/global-alliance-boosts-rp-bid-to-exit-ipr-special-watch-list.htm http://fromthenews.net/global-alliance-boosts-rp-bid-to-exit-ipr-special-watch-list.htm#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=85 Max V. de Leon
Manila Times

THE Philippine bid to get deleted from the US Special 301 Watch List, which contains names of countries allegedly not doing enough to protect intellectual property?mostly of American artists and movie companies?has received… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/global-alliance-boosts-rp-bid-to-exit-ipr-special-watch-list.htm/feed 0 RP gets off US piracy watchlist http://fromthenews.net/rp-gets-off-us-piracy-watchlist.htm http://fromthenews.net/rp-gets-off-us-piracy-watchlist.htm#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=595 Joyce Pangco Pa?ares
Manila Standard

THE Philippines has been removed from the US government?s Special 301 list of countries that do not provide adequate copyright protection, the Palace said last night, a development that may pave the way for… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rp-gets-off-us-piracy-watchlist.htm/feed 0 France dresses down DTI on fashion fakery http://fromthenews.net/france-dresses-down-dti-on-fashion-fakery.htm http://fromthenews.net/france-dresses-down-dti-on-fashion-fakery.htm#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=933 Lawrence Agcaoili
The Manila Standard

Add high fashion to the list of pirated products.

France yesterday scored the Philippines for its failure to address the proliferation of French imitation products that violate intellectual property rights (IPR).

Trade Secretary Juan… Read the rest

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