PRACTICAL IMPLICATION OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE NTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

                 


                         Intellectual property in our county is recognized by the government as important to the development of national activities in our country whether trade or non-trade. It is imperative that the national government safeguard the intellectual properties of individuals in our country. Intellectual property is one of the most important property that a Filipino Citizen has.

  
  
                 SECTION 6. The organizational Structure of IPO

“SEC. 6. The Organizational Structure of the IPO. – x x x

“6.2. The Office shall be divided into seven (7) Bureaus, each of which shall be headed by a Director and assisted by an Assistant Director. These Bureaus are:

“x x x

“(f) The Administrative, Financial and Personnel Services Bureau; and

“(g) The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights.” (source: RA 10372)

The addition of the Bureau of Copyright and Other Related rights made enlarges the scope and protection that the Organizational Structure of IPO can provide to individuals who has rights being protected by the said law. There will be more concerns that will be meet because each and every Bureau has their own agendas and that the needs of individuals will be easily meet and that problems with regarding Intellectual Property right will be resolved immediately.

 

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SECTION 7. The Director General and Deputies Director General

         “(c) Undertake enforcement functions supported by concerned agencies such as the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Customs, the Optical Media Board, and the local government units, among others (source: RA 10372)

The adding-on of  the concerned agencies like the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation The Bureau of Customs, the Optical Media Board, and the Local Government Units has intensified the fulfillment of the objective of the law.  The Philippine National Police and The National Bureau of Investigation who have duties to serve and protect the Citizens and that includes the intellectual properties of the latter. While the Bureau of Customs and the Optical Media Board, the former having direct contacts with goods that are coming and going out of the country and the latter who has the duty to promote the patronage of original copies and the legal productions of optical media.

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SECTION 9A. The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights

The addition of 9A.1  to 9A.4 is one way of escalating the functions of the Bureau. (source 10372)

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                               SECTION 171.3

             The inclusion of broadcasting, rebroadcasting retransmitting by cable broadcasting                          and retransmitting by satellite made the definition of communication to the public more                       comprehensible. (source: RA 10372)

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SECTION 183. Designation of Society

             The last sentence that was included in the last portion of Section 183 was “For the                     said    societies to enforce the rights of their members they shall first secure the               necessary accreditation from the Intellectual Property Office” provided more                                protection for the parties involved. (source: RA 10372)

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SEC. 184. Limitations on Copyright. 

           (1) The reproduction or distribution of published articles or materials in a specialized format exclusively for the use of the blind, visually- and reading-impaired persons: Provided, That such copies and distribution shall be made on a nonprofit basis and shall indicate the copyright owner and the date of the original publication.” (source: RA 10372)

            The reproduction or distribution of published articles or materials in a specialized                               format exclusively for the use of the blind, visually and reading impaired persons which is non-                  profit is very much beneficial to our disabled fellow countrymen.

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SECTION 188

“SEC. 188. Reprographic Reproduction by Libraries. – 188.1. Notwithstanding the                            provisions of Subsection 177.1., any library or archive whose activities are not for profit may,            without the authorization of the author or copyright owner, make a limited number of copies             of the work, as may be necessary for such institutions to fulfill their mandate, by reprographic           reproduction:

      “(c) Where the making of such limited copies is in order to preserve and, if necessary in the event that it is lost, destroyed or rendered unusable, replace a copy, or to replace, in the permanent collection of another similar library or archive, a copy which has been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable and copies are not available with the publisher.”  (source: RA 10372)

       Before the amendment of Section 188  only a  single copy can be made but in the new                   amendments the library or archive whose activities are not for profit may make a  limited                     number of copies, this revision is more effective and practical in cases of lost or deterioration         of original copies.

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             SECTION 198 Term of Moral Rights

          Before the amendment the time limit after the death of the author is 50 years but now it’s                     already perpetuity after his death, the term of moral rights when it comes to intellectual                               properties deserves a lifetime protection.

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2            SECTION 216 Infringement

  

     The elements found in section 216  is simpler and more comprehensible compared to the                         one before the revision was made.

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