Philippine Creative Industries Law
Governance, Plans, and Support Mechanisms
Intellectual Property (Local & International)
What Does It Protect?
Duration of Protection
100

The law that promotes, protects, and strengthens the Philippine creative industries.

What is the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act?

100

The government council created to spearhead creative industry growth and promotion.

What is the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council (PCIDC)?

7.

100

The United Nations agency that promotes intellectual property protection worldwide.

What is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?

100

New inventions or products like a new phone battery or medicine.

What is a patent?

100

20 years from filing.

How long does a patent last?

200

Industries based on human creativity, skill, and talent that produce cultural and innovative goods or services.

What are creative industries?

200

The number of members that make up the PCIDC.

What is 19?

200

The Philippine agency mandated to register, protect, and enforce intellectual property rights.

What is the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)?

200

Brand names, logos, or symbols that identify goods or services.

What is a trademark?

200

Renewable every 10 years.

How long does trademark protection last?

300

The main goal of the Creative Industries Development Act focused on jobs, innovation, and sustainable livelihoods.

What is to promote, protect, and strengthen the creative industries?

300

The support system that provides grants and incentives prioritizing creative MSMEs.

What is the Creative Voucher System?

300

The law that protects creations and inventions and created IPOPHL.

What is the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (RA 8293)

300

Original literary and artistic works such as books, songs, and movies.

What is copyright?

300

Life of the author plus 50 years.

How long does copyright protection last?

400

The timeline structure used in the national Creative Industries Development Plan.

What are 3-, 6-, and 10-year timelines?

400

The dedicated fund that supports creative projects, research, and creative worker welfare.

What is the Creative Industry Development Fund?

400

The global role of WIPO in shaping international IP rules and standards.

What is serving as a global IP policy forum?

400

The visual design or shape of a product, such as a perfume bottle.

What is an industrial design?

400

Five years, renewable up to fifteen years.

How long does an industrial design last?

500

The month when Filipino creativity is celebrated nationwide under the law.

What is September?

500

Shared studios, co-working spaces, and innovation hubs provided to creatives.

What is creative infrastructure support?

500

To lead national planning and economic development

 

What is the primary role of NEDA

500

Confidential business information that gives a competitive advantage.

What are trade secrets or undisclosed information?

500

As long as it remains secret.

How long do trade secrets remain protected?

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