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RULES
AND REGULATIONS ON INTER
PARTES
PROCEEDINGS [Petitions
for Cancellation of a Mark, Patent, Utility Model, Industrial
Design,
Opposition to Registration of a Mark, and
Compulsory
Licensing]
WHEREAS, the
State recognizes that an effective intellectual and industrial property
system is vital to the development of domestic creativity, facilitates
transfer of technology, attracts foreign investments and ensures market
access for our products;
WHEREAS, the State
recognizes that the use of intellectual property bears a social
function
and to this end, the State shall promote the diffusion of knowledge and
information for the promotion of national development and progress and
the common good;
WHEREAS, it is the
policy of the State to enhance the enforcement of intellectual property
rights in the country; and, to protect and secure the exclusive rights
of scientists, inventors artists and other gifted citizens to
their
intellectual property and creations, particularly when beneficial to
the
people;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant
to the provisions of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the
Intellectual
Property Code of the Philippines, the following rules and regulations
on
Inter Partes Proceedings [Petitions for Cancellation of Patent,
Trademark,
Utility Model, Industrial Design, Compulsory Licensing and Opposition
to
Trademark Registration] are hereby promulgated:
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