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Legarda bats geo indications promotion
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda recently expressed her full support to promote geographical indications in the Philippines to safeguard intellectual property mechanisms. This, as the lady senator co-authored and co-sponsored Senate Bill 2387, or the Protected Geographical Indications Act, which aims to give legislative fiat to GIs and promote the recognition and protection of the country’s valuable geographical indications. The measure is also anchored on the rules and regulations operationalized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. Legarda explained that GIs pertain to any indication that identifies a good as originating in a territory, region, or locality, where a given quality, reputation, or other characteristics of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and/or human factors, as defined by the Intellectual Property Code of 1997. Previously, the lady senator stressed the need to pay attention to developing GIs and underscored the importance of ensuring the integration of efforts of the government and communities that will uphold the nation’s indigenous and traditional products. “Timely as this discussion may seem to be, I must assert that our extensions come a tad late. We have known and loved these products for decades, yet we did too little for too long,” Legarda said. She added that several controversies troubled various indigenous communities, resulting in the term “cultural appropriation” which include the indigenous weaves of the Cordillera people and the traditional tattoo art of the Kalinga. Legarda said that continuously honoring the country’s culture and arts is a moral imperative and should be given legal intellectual protections and remedies. “These new regulations issued by the IPOPHL are, therefore, a welcome development. While it cannot be expected to resolve past controversies or halt attempts at cultural appropriation, it is a very good step toward this end. And giving it further legislative backbone is highly warranted,” Legarda said. To recall, the lady senator reported the recent inclusion of Guimaras mangoes as the first registered GI in the Philippines, where she also stated that more localities are putting their best foot forward, including Lake Sebu T’nalak, Batangas barako, Lake Taal tawilis, Bicol pili and Davao pomelo. The post Legarda bats geo indications promotion appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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