Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star February 23, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Total intellectual property (IP) filings made a turnaround last year, registering a double-digit growth with the easing of pandemic-induced restrictions, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said. After posting a decline in 2020, the IPOPHL said IP filings grew by 11.6 percent year-on-year to reach 46,496 last year as relaxed quarantine restrictions encouraged greater business and IP-related activities. Utility model (UM) filings, which took the biggest hit in 2020, had the stronge…