The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has inked an agreement with the Manila International Airport Authority to prevent the transport of intellectual property infringing goods and raise awareness on the prohibition of traveling with counterfeit items.
The IPOPHL chief said the memorandum of understanding assures that IPOPHL has MIAA’s full cooperation in ensuring “IP-safe” travels. “Together, MIAA and IPOPHL will share critical information and statistics to monitor the movement of counterfeit goods and help other enforcement agencies in their surveillance and investigation of identities involved in IP infringement to the extent permitted by the Data Privacy Law of 2012,” the IPOPHL statement added.