REPUBLIC ACT 8293 Flashcards
When was RA 8293 DECLARED
JULY 22, 1996
When was RA 8293 APPROVED
June 6, 1997
Recite the enactment clause of ra 8293
AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE
AND ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RA 8293 was amended by these 3 laws
Republic Act No. 9150
Republic Act No. 9502
Republic Act. No. 10372
Short title for 8293
“Intellectual
Property Code of the Philippines”.
SEC. 2. Declaration of State Policy. - The State recognizes that an
effective _______ and _________l property system is vital to the
development of domestic and creative activity, facilitates transfer of
technology, attracts foreign investments, and ensures market access for
our products.
intellectual and industrial
SEC. 2. Declaration of State Policy. - The State recognizes that an
effective intellectual and industrial property system is vital to the
development of domestic and creative activity, facilitates transfer of
technology, attracts foreign investments, and ensures _____________ for
our products.
market access
SEC. 2. Declaration of State Policy. - The State recognizes that an
effective intellectual and industrial property system is vital to the
development of ________ and ____________ activity, facilitates transfer of
technology, attracts foreign investments, and ensures market access for
our products.
domestic and creative
SEC 2. It shall protect and secure the exclusive rights of 4 entities to their intellectual property and creations, particularly when beneficial to the people, for such periods as
provided in this Act.
scientists, inventors, artists and other gifted citizens
The use of intellectual property bears a _______________. To this end, the
State shall promote the diffusion of knowledge and information for the
promotion of national development and progress and the common good.
social function
The use of intellectual property bears a social function. To this end, the
State shall promote the diffusion of knowledge and information for the
promotion of _________________ and ______________
national development
progress
The use of intellectual property bears a _______________. To this end, the
State shall promote the ______________________________ for the
promotion of national development and progress and the common good.
diffusion of knowledge and information
It is also the policy of the State to streamline administrative procedures
of registering patents, trademarks and copyright, to __________________the
registration on the transfer of technology, and to enhance the enforcement
of intellectual property rights in the Philippines.
liberalize
The 7 types of intellectual property rights as defined by Section 4
a) Copyright and Related Rights;
b) Trademarks and Service Marks;
c) Geographic Indications;
d) Industrial Designs;
e) Patents;
f) Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits; and
g) Protection of Undisclosed Information (n, TRIPS).
The term____________________________refers to contracts
or agreements involving the transfer of systematic knowledge for the
manufacture of a product, the application of a process, or rendering of a
service including management contracts; and the transfer, assignment or
licensing of all forms of intellectual property rights, including licensing of
computer software except computer software developed for mass market.
“technology transfer arrangements”
How many functions as described in Section 5
7 functions
what is described in section 5
FUNCTIONS OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
5.2 The Office shall have _____________of all records, books, drawings,
specifications, documents, and other papers and things relating to
intellectual property rights applications filed ___________________. (n)
custody
with the Office
Who heads the IPO according to section 6
1X DIRECTOR GENERAL
2X DEPUTIES DIRECTOR GENERAL
The IPO is divided into 7 offices, namely
a) The Bureau of Patents;
b) The Bureau of Trademarks;
c) The Bureau of Legal Affairs;
d) The Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau;
e) The Management Information System and EDP Bureau;
f) The Administrative, Financial and Personnel Services Bureau
g) The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights.
What is decribed in Section 7 of the act
DIRECTOR GENERAL AND DEPUTIES DIRECTOR GENERAL
How many functions of the Director and Deputies Director general
5
Age requirements for DG and DDG
At least 35 Y.O.
Term length for the DG
5 years + eligible for 1 reappointment
first Director general had 7 years
AS described in section 10, the Bureau of Legal Affairs shall punish a violation with a fine of at least
200,000 pesos
Recite at least 2 administrative penalties that may be imposed by the Bureau of legal affairs
Cease and desist orders
Voluntary assurances of compliance
Product condemnation or seizure
Forfeiture of equipment and property used in the offense
Administrative fines
Suspension or cancellation of IP registrations
Withholding of permits or licenses
Damage assessment
Censure
Other relevant penalties
Any technical solution of a problem in any field of human activity which is new, involves an
inventive step and is industrially applicable shall be patentable. It may be,
or may relate to, a product, or process, or an improvement of any of the
foregoing.
PATENTABLE INVENTIONS
Section 22, non-patentable inventions
THE FOLLOWING 6 SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM PATENT PROTECTION
Discoveries, not inventions (22.1)
Abstract ideas & methods (22.2)
Medical treatments (22.3)
Plants/animals (mostly) (22.4)
Artistic creations (22.5)
Immoral inventions (22.6)
An invention shall not be considered new if it forms part of a prior art means that it is NOT UNDER ________
novelty
Everything which has been made available to the public anywhere in the world, before the filing date or the priority date of the application claiming the invention or published Philippine patent applications filed earlier
PRIOR ART
Section 25 Non-Prejudicial disclosure
The disclosure of information contained in the application during the________________ preceding the filing date or the priority date of the application shall _____________________ on the ground of lack of novelty for a number of conditions.
twelve (12) months
not prejudice the applicant
Section 28. Right to a Patent. - The right to a patent belongs to the (3 ENTITIES). When____________________ have jointly made an invention, the right to a patent shall belong to them jointly.
inventor, his heirs, or assigns
two (2) or more persons