Trademark Applications with Priority Rights

Trademark applications filed by eligible persons are considered filed in the Philippines as of the date of the earliest foreign filing.
Registration in the Philippines is conditional upon registration in the applicant's country of origin.

No registration in the Philippines shall be granted until the trademark is registered in the applicant's foreign country.
Applications may be allowed and published for opposition but publication is withheld until confirmation of foreign registration.

Priority claim applications must be filed within six (6) months from the earliest foreign filing date.
No need to submit certified copies of foreign applications or registrations if verifiable online.
If no online database exists, applicants must submit photocopies and English translations without formal notice.

If registration in the foreign country is the only remaining issue, the application shall be allowed.
Examiners to verify foreign registration through official online databases.
If unregistered or no online database is available, applicants must submit a foreign registration copy within six (6) months.
Extensions for submission of up to one (1) year may be granted upon request and fee payment.
Failure to comply results in waiver of priority right claim, after which the application proceeds to publication for opposition.

All conflicting rules, memoranda, circulars, and office orders are repealed.
This Office Order applies to all pending trademark applications and international registrations designating the Philippines.
Effective fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.