To educate Filipinos on IPR, this article provides a rigorous discussion on the Philippine patent system and patent law. It identifies the patentable grant, the requirements of patentability and records a step-by-step patent application. This article has been presented during the DOST-PIDS...

Inasmuch as plant breeders deserve remuneration for their labor and investment efforts, there are also reasons against the institution of plant variety protection system. This article, which has been presented during the DOST-PIDS Seminar-Discussion on “Intellectual Property Rights: Policy...

To stimulate technological development, it is necessary that intellectual property be clearly rewarded. It is not, therefore, surprising that international fora have discussed the issues of IPR and patents. This article, which has been presented during the DOST-PIDS Seminar-Discussion on...

The advent of new techniques in genetic manipulation has sparked discussions in IPR involving biological products and processes. This article, which has been presented during the DOST-PIDS Seminar-Discussion on “Intellectual Property Rights: Policy Issues and Perspectives” on December 13,...

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has experienced unprecedented global growth. This has greatly benefited the Philippines, where BPO has five main segments: call centers, medical transcription, animation, software development, and shared services. High population level, cultural...

Research and development (R&D) is an important resource for sustained economic growth. New knowledge created by a firm has spillover effects that improve the productivity of other firms and even other sectors. This is the heart of endogenous growth theory. In this framework, government policies...

The advent of new techniques in genetic manipulation has sparked discussions in IPR involving biological products and processes. This article, which has been presented during the DOST-PIDS Seminar-Discussion on “Intellectual Property Rights: Policy Issues and Perspectives” on December 13,...

Inasmuch as plant breeders deserve remuneration for their labor and investment efforts, there are also reasons against the institution of plant variety protection system. This article, which has been presented during the DOST-PIDS Seminar-Discussion on “Intellectual Property Rights: Policy...

To educate Filipinos on IPR, this article provides a rigorous discussion on the Philippine patent system and patent law. It identifies the patentable grant, the requirements of patentability and records a step-by-step patent application. This article has been presented during the DOST-PIDS...