RA 8293 - Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines

2SEC. 3. International Conventions and Reciprocity. – Anyperson who is a national or who is domiciled or has a real andeffective industrial establishment in a country which is a partyto any convention, treaty or agreement relating to intellectualproperty rights or the repression of unfair competition, to whichthe Philippines is also a party, or extends reciprocal rights tonationals of the Philippines by law, shall be entitled to benefits tothe extent necessary to give effect to any provision of suchconvention, treaty or reciprocal law, in addition to the rights towhich any owner of an intellectual property right is otherwiseentitled by this Act. (n)SEC. 4. Definitions. – 4.1. The term "intellectual propertyrights" consists of:(a) Copyright and Related Rights;(b) Trademarks and Service Marks;(c) Geographic Indications;(d) Industrial Designs;(e) Patents;and(f)Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits;(g) Protection of Undisclosed Information (n, TRIPS).4.2. The term "technology transfer arrangements" refersto contracts or agreements involving the transfer of systematicknowledge for the manufacture of a product, the application of aprocess, or rendering of a service including management contracts;and the transfer, assignment or licensing of all forms of intellectualproperty rights, including licensing of computer software exceptcomputer software developed for mass market.4.3. The term "Office" refers to the Intellectual PropertyOffice created by this Act.