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First-to-File Rule in Trademark Registration

First-to-File Rule in Trademark Registration

This article talks about the first-to-file system under the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines wherein the first person to file an application with the Philippine Intellectual Property Office or IPO shall have priority right to the exclusion of new and subsequent applicants for registration of the same or similar mark.

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Trademark Opposition Proceedings in the Philippines

(updated as of 02 October 2024) A party may file an opposition to a Philippine trademark within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of the mark in the e-gazette of the Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPO).  The e-gazette may be viewed at www.ipophil.gov.ph . The proceedings are initiated by the

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