IPOPHL’s GI rules now in effect, signaling strengthened protection and promotion of local products

After nearly 20 years of research and multi-stakeholder consultations, the Philippines is finally putting in place a sui generis system to protect geographical indications (GIs). 

This comes after the publication of the GI Rules & Regulations approved by Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director General Rowel S. Barba and prepared by the Bureau of Trademarks (BOT).