15 years of the IPC

The 15th anniversary of the IPC was celebrated by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in June 2012. The IPC created IPOPHL to replace the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer, and introduced important changes to the IP laws of the Philippines, such as the first-to-file rule. It also granted IPOPHL the authority to retain its revenues, making the office self-sufficient.