It’s a major issue of protection.
Tantuico 6 [Delia S. Tantuico (Lecturer, Institute of Communication and Institute of Information Technology Studies, University of Asia and the Pacific) and Errol Wilfred Zshornack, 2006, “Intellectual Property Rights: Talking Points for RP-US FTA Negotiations,” PIDS Discussion Paper Series, No. 2006-12, pp. 23-24, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/127931/1/pids-dps2006-12.pdf, accessed 6-28-2024; enjen]
Specifically, the three major issues in intellectual property rights protection between the Philippines and the U.S. are:
1. Adequate and sufficient legal protection of intellectual property rights;
2. Speedy and adequate administrative and judicial processes and strict enforcement of IPR laws; and
3. Improved market access for persons relying on intellectual property. Included in this is the issue of piracy.