1. Patents : 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Conditions of patentability; 1.3 Procedure for grant of patents; 1.4 The patent application; 1.5 Scope of exclusive rights; 1.6 Duration of protection; 1.7 Infringement; 1.8 Contributory infringement; 1.9 Defenses to infringement and revocation; 1.10 Compulsory licensing; 1.11 Utility models; 2. Patent information and documentation : 2.1 Range of patent documentation; 2.2 Content of patent documents; 2.3 Patent documents as a source of technological information; 2.4 Role of patent information in the transfer of technology; 3. Trademarks : 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Scope of Republic Act No 166, the Philippine Trademark Law; 3.3 Criteria of protectability; 3.4 Acquisition of trademark rights; 3.5 Removal of trademarks from the register for non-use; 3.6 Abandon of trademarks for non-use; 3.7 Conflicts with prior rights; 3.8 Registration procedure; 3.9 Certification of registration; 3.10 Registration on the supplement register; 3.11 Renewal of registration; 3.12 Termination; 3.13 Cancellation; 3.14 Scope of protection; 3.15 Protected acts; 3.16 Parallel importation; 3.17 Product piracy and counterfeiting; 3.18 Transfer of trademarks; 4. Industrial designs : 4.1 The nature of industrial designs; 4.2 Conditions for protection; 4.3 Examination and grant of industrial designs; 4.4 Scope of exclusive rights; 4.5 Duration of protection; 4.6 Rights conferred by the patent; 4.7 Assignment; 4.8 Relation to copyright; 5. Copyright and Neighboring rights : 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Presidential decree No 49; 5.3 Rights comprised in P.D. No 49; 5.4 Ownership; 5.5 Limitations on copyright protection; 5.6 Remedies; 6. Licensing and the transfer of technology in the Philippines : 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Legal arrangements for the transfer of technology; 6.3 Negotiation of licensing agreements; 6.4 Remuneration; 6.5 Exceptional cases; 6.6 Registration procedures for technology transfer arrangements; 6.7 Post-registration requirements; Annexes : Annex 1 : Rules of procedure of the technology transfer registry of the Bureau of patents, trademarks and technology transfer; Annex 2 : An Act creating a patent office, prescribing its powers and duties, regulating the issuance of patents, and appropriating funds therefor (Republic Act No 165); Annex 3 : An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks, trade names and service marks, defining unfair competition and false marking and providing remedies against the same, and for other purposes (Republic Act No 166); Annex 4 : An Act to regulate the use of duly stamped or marked bottles, boxes, casks, kegs, barrels and other similar containers (Republic Act No 623); Annex 5 : Decree on the protection of intellectual property (Presidential decree No 49); Annex 6 : Presidential decree No 1988 amending certain sections of presidential decree No 49;.