PHILIPPINES Trends and Developments Contributed by: Patricia A O Bunye, Anica Angela G Gomez, Angel Rae N Balbin and Bianca Marie J Angela M Rañola, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Angel Rae N Balbin specialises in IP, handling IP registration, protection and enforcement, litigation, regulatory matters and commercialisation. Her commercialisation practice involves drafting and reviewing franchising,
Bianca Marie J Angela M Rañola is an associate in Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s IP department with experience in IP commercialisation and litigation, trade mark and patent prosecution, and patent drafting and
licensing and distributorship agreements, technology transfers, confidentiality and IP-related clauses in commercial contracts, including the registration of such agreements with the IPOPHL. She has provided legal advice on the expansion and development of local and international franchise businesses, and assisted clients in the drafting and review of their organisations’ IP policy. She has also rendered legal opinions on commercial agreements to ensure their compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
prior art searches, among other things. She has worked with local and international clients to ensure the enforceability of their franchising, licensing and research collaboration agreements, and has provided counsel on regulatory and compliance matters in the Philippines. She also liaises with foreign correspondents on various IP requirements across different industries.
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Floors, One Orion 11th Avenue Corner University Parkway Bonifacio Global City Taguig 1634 Metro Manila Philippines
Tel: +63 288 105 858 Fax: +63 288 103 838 Email: ip@cruzmarcelo.com Web: www.cruzmarcelo.com
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