Trademark owners with Philippine nationality can apply for trademark registration to the Philippine Patent, Trademark and Technology Transfer Office as long as they have used their trademarks in Philippine commerce at least 2 months before applying for trademark registration.

Foreign legal persons and natural persons must have a fixed business place and residence in the Philippines, and must be citizens of their country of origin. In addition, the applicant must use his trademark in Philippine commerce at least 2 months before the date of application for trademark registration, and can submit a trademark registration application to the Philippine Patent, Trademark and Technology Transfer Office. Citizens of Paris Convention member countries can apply for trademark registration to the Philippine Office of Patent, Trade and Technology Transfer based on trademark application or registration in the country of origin, or submit proof of use within 3 years from the date of application, without being based on the earliest commercial use in the Philippines.