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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

LAWS

COMMISSION PROPER

HON. TERESITA R. MANZALA HON. JENNIFER JARDIN MANALILI

Chairperson Commissioner

HON. ALFREDO Y. PO ATTY. ARISTOGERSON T. GESMUNDO

Commissioner Assistant Commissioner

HISTORY

1973
The PRC is created with the signing of Presidential Decree No. 223 on June 22 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos
1974
Arch. Eric C. Nubla assumes office as the first PRC Commissioner on January 2. The PRC Coat-of-Arms designed
by the Heraldry Commission is officially adopted on February 1. The burned CSC building at P. Paredes St. is
solicited by PRC for its use on February 12. The structure later became the PRC Main Building.
PRC starts issuing certificates of registration in Filipino with English translation. Proclamation No. 1276 is issued
declaring June 22 to 29 of the year as "Professional Consciousness Week."
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Computerization of the database of registered professionals starts with the assistance of the National Computer
Center. The Implementing Rules and Regulations of P.D. 223 are promulgated on December 9.
1975
PRC starts issuance of computer-printed registration cards with one-year validity. PRC starts accrediting
professional organizations.
1976
PRC enters into an agreement with the Civil Service Commission in August to register all board examination
passers as civil service eligibles pursuant to R.A. 1080, as amended.
1977
PRC starts issuing registration cards valid for 3 years pursuant to Letter of Instruction No. 567. PRC confers the
first "Outstanding Professional of the Year" awards to professionals.
Proclamation No. 1646 is issued declaring June 22-29 of every year as "Professional Consciousness Week."

BOARD OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Board Composition
The member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment:
1. Be a citizen of the Philippines;
2. Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering conferred by a reputable and legally
constituted college, institute or university;
3. Be at least thirty years of age;
4. Be a duly registered chemical engineer in the Philippines;
5. Have had at least ten years of experience in chemical engineering; and
6. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, college, university where a regular course in chemical engineering
is taught, nor have pecuniary interest in such institution.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Name: Dr. Ofelia V. Bulaong Name: Engr. Francisco A. Arellano

Position: Chairperson Position: Member

Name: Engr. Jeffrey G. Mijares

Position: Member
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HISTORY

On February 23, 1921, under Public Act No. 2985, the Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers was placed under the
Secretary of Commerce and Communications. When the executive department was reorganized in 1932 under Republic Act
No. 4007, the Board was transferred to the Department of Public Works and Communications. The Department Secretary
appointed the Chairman and Members of the Board, while the Director of the Bureau of Civil Service administered licensure
examinations and kept all Board records including examination papers and minutes of Board meetings.

The first Board was composed of Engr. Ramon T. Feliciano as Chairman with Engrs. Vivencio S. Araos and Moises L.
Miranda as Members.

On June 19, 1948, the passage of Republic Act No. 318 led to the creation of a new Board of Examiners for Chemical
Engineers. The law empowered the Department of Public Works and Communications Secretary to appoint a three-man
body that would administer the Boards functions and operations. It also defined the regulatory powers of the Board on the
conduct of licensure examinations and issuance of Certificate of Registration.

In its campaign to give its professionals the highest degree of moral standards, the Board laid down a Code of Ethics to
guide chemical engineers in the practice of their profession. It formally adopted and approved the Code on January 14,
1985. To ensure that the applicant for the chemical engineering profession meets the required learning and proficiency, the
Board drafted the set of Guidelines and General Instructions on the Conduct of Chemical Engineering Licensure
Examinations. The guidelines provide for formulating test questions and a general description of subjects for examinees.
The same was disseminated and circularized to all schools and colleges on August 9, 1993.

Republic Act No. 8293

Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines

- Law that provides protection for intellectual property
- Approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on June 6, 1997 and took effect on January 1, 1998
Intellectual Properties includes the following:
- Patent
- Industrial Design
- Trademark and Service Mark
- Copyright and Related Rights
- Geographical Indications
- Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
- Undisclosed Information
- Utility Models
- Plant Varieties

Patent
- Refers to the title granted to protect an invention, defined as any technical solution of a problem in any field of
human activity which is new, involves inventive step and is industrially applicable
- It also refers to a product or process or an improvement of any of the foregoing

First-to-File Rule
- If two or more persons have made an invention separately, the patent belongs to the applicant who has the
earliest filing date or the earliest priority date

Industrial Design

- Refers to any composition of lines or colors or any three-dimensional form, whether or not associated with lines
and colors; provided that such composition or form gives a special appearance and can serve as a pattern for an
industrial product or handicraft
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Trademarks and Service Marks

- Refers to a system providing protection for mark, collective mark and tradename
- Mark refers to any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an
enterprise and shall include a stamped or marked container goods. Collective Mark refers to any visible sign
designated as such in application for registration capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common
characteristics, including the quality of goods or services of different enterprises
- Tradename means the name or designation identifying or distinguishing an enterprise

Copyright and Related Rights

- Refers to the protection extended to expressions and not to ideas, procedures, methods or operation of
mathematical concepts
- These expression may be in the form of literary, scholarly, scientific and artistic works
- Related rights refer to the protection extended to derivative works such as dramatizations, translation,
adaptations, abridgements and other alterations or literary or artistic works

Geographical Indications
- Indications that identify a good as originating in the territory of a country or a region or locality in the territory
where a given quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the good essentially attributable to its geographical
origin

Layout Design of Integrated Circuits

- Means three dimensional disposition of the element, at least one of which is an active element, and of some or all
of the interconnections of an integrated circuit

Undisclosed Information
- Natural and legal persons may prevent information lawfully within their control from being disclosed to, acquired
by, or used by others without their consent in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices so long as such
information:
- Is secret
- Has commercial value

Plant Varieties
- Plant varieties that are new, distinct and stable are qualified for protection
- Included among the intellectual property under Republic Act 9168 which took effect on July 20, 2002

The Intellectual Property Office

- Formerly the IPO is under the Department of Trade and Industry as provided in RA 8293; now it is under the
Office of the President as per Executive Order No. 39 issued on October 2001

Other Agencies involved in the registration of certain Intellectual Property Rights

National Library and Supreme Court Library
National Plant Variety Protection Board

TERMS ON PROTECTION

Patent - The term of protection is 20 years from the filing date of the application
Utility Model - The term of protection is 7 years from the filing date of the application.
Industrial Design - The term of protection is 5 years from the filing date of the application and may be renewed for
not more than two consecutive periods of five years each from the filing of the application.
Trademark - The term of protection is 10 years from the filing date of the application, provided that a declaration of
actual use is filed within three years from the filing date and within one year after the 5th anniversary.
Layout Designs - The term of protection is 10 years from the filing date of the application
Copyrights - The term of protection is generally the lifetime of the author and 50 years thereafter.