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Majority or about 85 percent of fake products sold in the Philippines actually comes from China, based on findings of the International Property Office (IPO).


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DIRECTOR GENERAL ADRIAN CRISTOBAL JR.

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Blancaflor is new IPO chief

March 7, 2010 - 12:00am

Justice Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor left the Department of Justice (DOJ) the other day to assume his new post as director general of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Business

RP, China step up joint effort to curb piracy

By Marianne V. Go | June 20, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippines and China have stepped up cooperation efforts to crack down on piracy. According to Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General Adrian Cristobal Jr., the Philippines and China have actually...

Business

US willing to help RP stop entry of fake goods from China

By Marianne V. Go | April 28, 2006 - 12:00am

Newly-designated US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A. Kenney has offered the US government’s cooperation and assistance in helping the Philippines talk with China regarding the entry of various fake products...

Business

IPO head optimistic US will remove RP from IPR watch list

By Marianne V. Go | February 14, 2006 - 12:00am

Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General Adrian Cristobal Jr. expressed his optimism yesterday that the US may finally downgrade the Philippines from special priority watch list to just ordinary watch...

Business

IPO head confident US will remove RP from IPR watchlist

By Marianne V. Go | August 4, 2005 - 12:00am

Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General Adrian Cristobal Jr. expressed optimism yesterday that the Philippines may be able to finally convince the US to remove the country from the Special 301 Watchlist...

Business