Intellectual property protection in the Philippines
The Philippines general info
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City. Bounded by the South China Sea on the West, the Philippine Sea on the East and the Celebes Sea on the Southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the North, Vietnam to the West, Palau to the East and Malaysia and Indonesia to the South.
IP Legal Base in the Philippines
International organizations/agreements
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
Patent Office Contact Details
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)
28 Upper McKinley Road
McKinley Hill Town Center
Fort Bonifacio
Taguig City1634
Phone: (632) 238-6300
Fax: (632) 752-4869
Email: mail@ipophil.gov.ph
www.ipophil.gov.ph
IP registration costs
Fees associated with registration of IP rights in the Philippines are available in the fee calculator.
✓ Last verified: 19 February 2026 by Recurra.
Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Philippine IP Laws