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RULE
1 DEFINITION
OF
TERMS
Section 1. Definition
of terms. Unless otherwise indicated, the following terms
shall
be understood as follows:
(a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Legal
Affairs of the Intellectual
Property Office;
(b) “Chief Hearing
Officer” means the officer within the Bureau who examines immediate
supervision over any Hearing Officer. His title or official
designation
may differ from the words “Chief Hearing Officer” depending on the
structure
of the Office;
(c) “Court”
means a court of general jurisdiction such as Regional Trial
Court;
(d) “Director”
means the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs;
(e) “Director
General” means the head of the Intellectual Property Office;
(f) “Hearing Officer” means the Officer
within the Bureau authorized to exercise
the functions
of “Hearing Officer” in these Regulations. The title or
official
designation of such officers may differ from the words “Hearing
Officers”
depending on the structure of the Office;
(g) “IP Code”
means Republic Act No. 8293 otherwise known as the Intellectual
Property
Code of the Philippines;
(h) “Office” means
the Intellectual Property Office;
(i) “Regulations” means this set of rules and regulations and such Regulations as may be
formulated by the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs and approved
by the Director General. | 
