Intellectual Property Code with the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases

Section 1

Rules 2 to 9 shall apply to all civil actions for violations of intellectual property rights provided for in Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code, as amended, including Repetition of Infringement of Patent (Section 84), Utility Model (Section 108) and Industrial Design and Layout of Integrated Circuits (Section 119), Trademark Infringement (Section 155 in relation to Section 170), Unfair Competition (Section 168 in relation to Section 170), False Designations of Origin; False Description or Representation (Section 169.1 in relation to Section 170), infringement of copyright, moral rights, performers' rights, producers' rights, and broadcasting rights (Sections 177, 193, 203, 208 and 211 in relation to Section 216), Infringement of Plant Variety Protection under Republic Act No. 9168 or the Plant Variety Protection Act (Section 47), and other violations of intellectual property rights as may be defined by law.

Section 2

Special Commercial Courts with Authority to Issue Writs of Search and Seizure Enforceable Nationwide. — Special Commercial Courts in the City of Manila, Quezon City, Makati City, Pasig City, Baguio City, Iloilo City, Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Davao City shall have authority to act on applications for the issuance of writs of search and seizure in civil actions for violations covered by Section 1 of Rule 2, which writs shall be enforceable nationwide. The issuance of these writs shall be governed by the rules prescribed in Re: Rule on Search and Seizure in Civil Actions for Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (A.M. No. 02-1-06-SC). Within their respective territorial jurisdictions, the Special Commercial Courts in the judicial regions where the violation of intellectual property rights occurred shall have concurrent jurisdiction to issue writs of search and seizure.