Republic Act No. 8293
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Republic Act No. 8293 is the Philippine Intellectual Property Code, which comprehensively governs patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R.A. No. 8293 | 1 |
| Republic Act No. 8293 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9295263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Act No. 8293 Context triple: [Republic Acts of the Philippines, includes, Republic Act No. 8293]
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A.
Republic Act No. 8551
Republic Act No. 8551 is a Philippine law that reorganized and reformed the Philippine National Police, strengthening its professionalism, accountability, and community-oriented policing functions.
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B.
Republic Act No. 9155
Republic Act No. 9155 is a Philippine law that redefined the governance of basic education by strengthening the Department of Education and institutionalizing a decentralized, school-based management system.
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C.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 6975
Republic Act No. 6975 is a Philippine law that reorganized the country’s internal security and local government framework, including the establishment and structuring of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies.
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E.
Republic Act No. 10349
Republic Act No. 10349 is a Philippine law that updates and extends the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program, providing funding and guidelines for upgrading military capabilities, including those of the Philippine Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Act No. 8293 Target entity description: Republic Act No. 8293 is the Philippine Intellectual Property Code, which comprehensively governs patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the country.
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A.
Republic Act No. 8551
Republic Act No. 8551 is a Philippine law that reorganized and reformed the Philippine National Police, strengthening its professionalism, accountability, and community-oriented policing functions.
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B.
Republic Act No. 9155
Republic Act No. 9155 is a Philippine law that redefined the governance of basic education by strengthening the Department of Education and institutionalizing a decentralized, school-based management system.
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C.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 6975
Republic Act No. 6975 is a Philippine law that reorganized the country’s internal security and local government framework, including the establishment and structuring of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies.
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E.
Republic Act No. 10349
Republic Act No. 10349 is a Philippine law that updates and extends the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program, providing funding and guidelines for upgrading military capabilities, including those of the Philippine Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine statute
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intellectual property law ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Republic Act No. 10372
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Republic Act No. 9150 ⓘ Republic Act No. 9502 ⓘ |
| citationForm |
R.A. No. 8293
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linked to:
Republic Act No. 8293
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| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| creates | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines ⓘ |
| dateSigned | June 6, 1997 ⓘ |
| defines |
collective mark
ⓘ
copyrightable works ⓘ non-patentable inventions ⓘ patentable inventions ⓘ service mark ⓘ trademark ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | January 1, 1998 ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Philippine Congress
ⓘ
linked to:
Congress of the Philippines
|
| establishesAgency | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines ⓘ |
| governs |
copyright protection in the Philippines
ⓘ
grant of patents in the Philippines ⓘ licensing of intellectual property rights in the Philippines ⓘ registration of service marks in the Philippines ⓘ registration of trademarks in the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I – The Intellectual Property Office
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Part II – The Law on Patents ⓘ Part III – The Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names ⓘ Part IV – The Law on Copyright ⓘ Part V – Final Provisions ⓘ |
| implements | Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ |
| IPOPhilStatus | attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law influenced by common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Congress of the Philippines ⓘ |
| officialName | Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines ⓘ |
| policyDeclaration |
aims to promote the diffusion of knowledge and information for national development
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recognizes that an effective intellectual and industrial property system is vital to the development of domestic and creative activity ⓘ |
| providesFor |
administrative remedies for IP violations
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civil remedies for infringement ⓘ criminal penalties for infringement ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| repealedStatute |
Presidential Decree No. 49
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Republic Act No. 165 ⓘ Republic Act No. 166 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide in the Philippines ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Philippine Intellectual Property Code ⓘ |
| signedBy | Fidel V. Ramos ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Fidel V. Ramos ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
copyright
ⓘ
geographical indications ⓘ industrial designs ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ layout-designs of integrated circuits ⓘ patents ⓘ service marks ⓘ trademarks ⓘ undisclosed information ⓘ utility models ⓘ |
| tookEffect | January 1, 1998 ⓘ |
| TRIPSCompliance | intended to make Philippine IP law TRIPS-compliant ⓘ |
| typeOfIPLaw | comprehensive IP code ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1997 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Republic Act No. 8293 Description of subject: Republic Act No. 8293 is the Philippine Intellectual Property Code, which comprehensively governs patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the country.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Republic Act No. 8293