PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Susan D. Villanueva, Patricia A. O. Bunye, Rowanie A. Nakan and Ritz Angelica R. Alejandro, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Rowanie A. Nakan is a senior partner at CMT and leads the firm’s patent group. Her background includes local and international patent trainings, with expertise in patent drafting,
Ritz Angelica R. Alejandro is a senior associate at CMT and a member of the IP department and the patent group. Her practice covers IP prosecution and litigation, including trade
prosecution, freedom to operate searches, IP litigation, valuation, and commercialisation. She is among the top passers of the 2007 Patent Agent Qualifying Examination jointly administered by the Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) and the European Patent Office. She has spoken on patent- related lectures organised by the IPOPHL and the Department of Science and Technology. Nakan graduated from the UP College of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from UP National Institute of Physics.
mark and patent prosecution, patent drafting, and patent infringement cases. She assists local and foreign clients in obtaining patent registrations in the Philippines. Having graduated with a degree in Business Administration and Accountancy and being a Certified Public Accountant herself, she utilises her finance background in conducting IP due diligence and valuation. She is also experienced in drafting patent and utility model specifications and claims.
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