On March 16, 2020, IPO Philippines adopted of a work-from-home policy arrangement for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine period per its Memorandum Circular No. 2020-6. Other pertinent guidelines are as follows:
- All scheduled hearings including mediation are suspended
- Deadlines for all submissions and payments due from March 16, 2020 to April 14, 2020 are deemed extended for a period of 30 calendar days from due date
- New applications for patents, utility model, industrial design and trademarks may be filed thru the IPOPHIL electronic filing system but processing shall commence upon resumption of work. No manual filing shall be accepted during the enhanced community quarantine period
Source: https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/