In this pursuit, we would like to highlight these facts:No automatic PH approval of any patent application granted in foreign countriesFirst, patent laws are territorial in nature and differ across jurisdictions. The independent Philippine patent system was established with the enactment of RA 165, which created the Philippine Patent Office on June 20, 1947. We zealously guard IPOPHL’s right and independence to grant patents in our jurisdiction. This is exactly why patent grant is never a “rubber-stamp affair.”Further, all IPOPHL patent examiners are highly capable and capacitated to examine submitted applications. To sum up, the IPOPHL’s ruling on incompleteness is pursuant to law and the decision of the Supreme Court.

Source: Manila Times September 30, 2019 16:07 UTC