Philippines: the number of Intellectual property filings increased by 20% in H1 2021
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported that filings for intellectual property (IP) protection increased by 20% year on year in the first half of 2021, as the economy recovered from eased lockdown restrictions. Total applications and growth in applications The total number of IP applications was 22,919. The most significant rise was in utility model (UM) filings, which increased by 26% from 592 to 744 between January and June of last year. The increase was attributed to residents, whose [...]