MANILA -The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), brand owners and e-commerce platforms are revising a cross-sector agreement to curb counterfeiting and piracy, eyeing intensified measures on the entry of bootlegged pharmaceuticals to the country. The IP-rights body on Tuesday said they were revising the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed two years ago, citing the effectiveness of the joint initiative to crackdown on IP-related crimes. 'The previous and current achievements of the e-commerce MOU to curb the sale of counterfeit and pirated goods over the internet cannot be denied and has even been cited as a best practice in the ASEAN region,' said IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba, citing a 2020 report by the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade.

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