Republic Act No. 167: An act to provide for the transfer of the powers, duties and functions relating to the registration and protection of copyrights from the national library to the patent office, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 167

An act to provide for the transfer of the powers, duties and functions relating to the registration and protection of copyrights from the national library to the patent office, and for other purposes

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY TO THE PATENT OFFICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

In plain language

This act transfers the registration and protection of copyrights from the National Library to the Patent Office, including the transfer of related records, personnel, and copies, while preserving copies for the National Library’s Filipiiana collection and stipulating deposit requirements.

Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to Patent Office

Transfer of books, records, files, and personnel

Maintenance of copies for National Library’s Filipiiana collection

Requirement of deposit of two copies for new registrations

Immediate provision by Budget Commissioner

Effectivity upon approval

Intellectual Property

National Library

Patent Office

Transfer of Functions

Philippines

1947

REPUBLIC ACT No. 167 June 20, 1947

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY TO THE PATENT OFFICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section 1. Transfer of powers from National Library to Patent Office

- The powers, duties and functions vested in, or performed and exercised by, the National Library in connection with the registration of copyrights are hereby transferred to the Patent Office.

All books, records and files of the National Library relating to copyrights, and such personnel of said National Library as is now discharging the functions or performing the duties of the National Library in connection with the registration of copyrights with the corresponding appropriation, are transferred to the Patent Office, and the Budget Commissioner shall make immediate provision for such transfer: Provided, however, That one of the two copies deposited in connection with every copyright registration already effected and hereinafter to be made will remain with or be sent to the National Library for its Filipiiana collection; and that for the purposes of this provision the Copyright Office shall hereafter require the deposit of two copies in connection with the registration of any class of published works as well as of any kind of manuscripts or other unpublished works.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect on its approval.

Approved: June 20, 1947

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