QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 60)
Executive Order No. 60 (26 February 1993) creates the Inter-Agency Committee on Intellectual Property Rights under the Office of the President to coordinate government policy formulation and enforcement against infringement, piracy, and counterfeiting of intellectual property.
It is created under the Office of the President (Section 1).
The Secretary of Trade and Industry is the Chairman. The Secretary of Justice and Secretary of Finance are Vice-Chairmen (Section 2).
Members include: Chief Presidential Legal Counsel; Director of the National Bureau of Investigation; Chief of the Philippine National Police; Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs; Chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board; Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission; Chief of the Copyright Office of the National Library; Director of the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer; Director of the Bureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection (Section 2).
One representative each from two major NGOs involved in the protection and promotion of intellectual property rights, to be determined by the Committee (Section 2).
The Committee may recommend policies and coordinate the policy-making process in the Executive Branch vis-à-vis protection and enforcement of IP rights (Section 3[a]).
It requires coordination with agencies of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches to address problem areas arising from infringement and counterfeiting of IP rights (Section 3[b]).
The Committee may enlist assistance from any branch, department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government, including GOCCs, and may use their personnel, facilities, and resources for prevention, detection, and investigation, and for prosecution of criminal and administrative cases (Section 3[c]).
It can cause and direct immediate investigation and speedy prosecution of cases involving violations of copyright, trademarks, patents, and other IP-related laws, or IP theft-related cases referred to the Committee (Section 3[d]).
It may recommend the transfer of a case involving the covered IP laws from any law enforcement agency or prosecution office as it deems proper for efficient and expeditious dispensation of criminal justice, and monitor speedy resolution by the appropriate agency (Section 3[e]).
For the reasons stated in the case-transfer provision, the Committee may refer to the appropriate law enforcement agency or prosecution office the investigation or prosecution of cases covered by Section 3(d) (Section 3[f]).
It must monitor the progress of on-going investigation and prosecution of cases it has taken cognizance of (Section 3[g]).
It must prepare and implement a fast-track anti-piracy and counterfeiting plan of action and adopt appropriate strategies and measures to ensure an effective anti-piracy and counterfeiting program and public adherence to domestic and international laws protecting IP rights (Section 3[h]).
It must coordinate with appropriate government agencies and NGOs for an information dissemination campaign on IP rights and the measures to address related issues (Section 3[i]).
The Committee may recommend appropriate IP rights issuances and legislation to the President and Congress (Section 3[j]).
Yes. The Committee may consider granting monetary rewards and incentives to informants willing to provide vital information for cases, as provided under existing laws (Section 3[k]).
The Committee’s Secretariat will be organized under the Office of the Secretary of Trade and Industry, headed by an Executive Officer designated by the Chairman (Section 4).
Upon recommendation of the Chairman, it will be provided with an initial budget determined and approved by the President. Succeeding years’ appropriations are included in the budget proposals under the Office of the President (Section 5).
It takes effect immediately (Section 7).