Philippines bags first Cannes Mobile Grand Prix for Smart TXTBKS campaign
Dubbed the Smart TXTBKS campaign, condensed textbooks and workbooks used by students into 160-character messages that were then inserted in Smart SIM cards and distributed to several public schools in the Philippines.
IP as an asset. Or even a bank collateral?
You have been granted a patent. What’s next?
EFF warns new US-led Asia-Pac partnership could turn ISPs into ‘copyright cops’
If you think the new copyright law is already restrictive, wait until the Philippines joins another controversial multilateral free trade agreement.
Copyright infringement under the new IP law
One of the upcoming major changes to the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, as a result of the recently passed amendments, is the expanded definition of copyright infringement.
New IP law is tough love
A new intellectual property law that amends some of our copyright provisions, is starting to make noise due to some changes, which the law’s critics find too restrictive.
Funding opportunity for local tech startups
A LinkedIn contact has shared with me details of an upcoming program that is designed to assist promising local technology startups.
The Philippines and the region’s growing IP system
Southeast Asia is a region in transition in almost all fronts, including in the area of intellectual property. Poorer but fast-developing economies in the region have begun to invest in the system while one economic frontrunner is starting to make …
The state of the Philippine patent system
At this year’s annual assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the role of intellectual property, particularly of the patent system, as a driver of economic growth was highlighted once again. With our Asian …
Should news aggregators such as Google and Yahoo! pay newspapers?
This month, I submitted my Master’s Thesis for my LL.M. degree in Intellectual Property and Competition Law at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center. It marks the end of a strenuous one-year program that was also attended by 24 other …
The cybercrime law: Service providers, beware!
Much has already been said about the controversial insertion of libel into the recently-enacted “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.” In my opinion, more than the inclusion of libel, the discussion should zero in on the effect of the law on …
Sotto and a thing or two about copyright
Amid the online outrage against Philippine Senate Majority Leader Sen. Vicente C. Sotto III over claims of plagiarism and copyright infringement, it is high time that we discuss here the basic tenets of copyright, particulary involving the Internet. The senator has been …
Spamming and the liability of service providers
Spamming or the unsolicited commercial communications using electronic means is one of the content-related offenses listed in the controversial House Bill No. 5808 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Hands down, spamming is intrusive and is a modern day …
How should the Cybercrime Bill regulate online defamation?
The House of Representatives recently passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 5808 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. One of the most controversial issues about the bill is the last minute inclusion of cyber threats and …
Philippines not a signatory to UN resolution on Internet freedom?
The United Nations Human Rights Council has recently adopted its first resolution on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet, almost four months after it held its unprecedented high-level panel discussion on the topic.
How newspapers win or lose over Google in Belgium
Soon, I will start writing my master’s thesis for my program. It will look into how freedom of expression and intellectual property have shaped the evolving and expanding roles of Internet intermediaries such as social media, blogs and news aggregators …
Limits of copyright protection for computer program tested
A recent ruling from the highest court in the European Union (EU) on a case involving a software giant has upheld the limitation of copyright protection for computer programs. If it were decided differently, the decision could have paved the …
Are Filipino online consumers protected?
With the Internet becoming the modern marketplace for an increasing number of Filipinos, do our existing laws provide enough protection for the growing online consumers? This crossed my mind after sifting through the latest European Union (EU) directive for one …
