Intellectual Property & Brand Protection Philippines
Practical Philippine guidance for protecting brands, creative work, software and digital assets — from registration and ownership to licensing, infringement and online enforcement.
What does intellectual property law protect in the Philippines?
Republic Act No. 8293, the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, covers rights including trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial designs, geographic indications and protection of undisclosed information. If a patented invention is being made, used, sold or imported without authority, start with Cybercode’s patent infringement cease-and-desist guide. For Cybercode, the highest-value digital layer is trademark and brand protection, copyright, software ownership, licensing and technology-transfer issues.
Start here: If your problem is a business name, logo, confusingly similar brand, registration, renewal or infringement, go to the Trademark Philippines hub. If the issue is software, website content or creative work, begin with copyright and Technology Law guides.
Explore Intellectual Property by problem
Trademarks & brand names
Search, register, maintain and enforce names, logos and other marks used to distinguish goods and services.
Copyright & digital content
Understand ownership and protection of websites, articles, photos, software and other original works.
Software & technology IP
Clarify who owns code, what licences allow, and how contracts allocate background IP, deliverables and reuse rights.
Online brand protection & enforcement
Respond to fake pages, copied logos, counterfeit stores, marketplace infringement, abusive domains and repeat online sellers.
AI & intellectual property
Track emerging questions involving generated content, training data, copyright, trademarks and vendor contracts.
Licensing & commercialization
Use agreements to define how brands, software and other IP may be used, sublicensed, transferred or terminated.
Start with the guide that matches the IP problem
Patent infringement demand
For a patented invention or process: prepare the claim comparison, supporting evidence, specific demand and delivery record.
Trademark infringement demand
For a brand name, logo or source identifier: review your rights, preserve the disputed use and prepare a focused demand.
Register a trademark
Check availability, select the correct classes and understand the IPOPHL filing path.
Business name or trademark?
Separate DTI or SEC registration from trademark ownership and enforcement rights.
Domain-name conflict
Assess trademark rights, legitimate interests, bad faith and available domain remedies.
Copyright infringement
Preserve evidence and identify the appropriate platform, IPOPHL or court route.
AI-generated works
Review authorship, training data, licensing, infringement and contractual allocation.
Digital likeness and deepfakes
Understand how privacy, intellectual property and other remedies may overlap.
Primary authorities
General educational information only. Rules, fees and procedures can change; verify current requirements with IPOPHL for a live filing or dispute.