Dabelstein & Passehl Scholarship

September 1, 2014

In September 2014, Atty. Patrick P. Sarmiento attended the 2014 Dabelstein & Passehl Shipping and Marine Insurance Scholarship in Hamburg, Germany wherein he gained practical knowledge of German Maritime and Admiralty law, particularly general German shipping, bills of lading and contracts of…

Changes in Copyright Law

July 24, 2014

On February 28, 2013, President Aquino signed Republic Act No. 10372, which amended the provisions relating to copyright in the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. 1.         CREATION OF THE BUREAU OF COPYRIGHT Republic Act 10372 created the Bureau of Copyright and…

Birkenstock Orthopaedie

July 24, 2014

The cancellation of the trademark registration due to failure to file the Declaration of Use is tantamount to a waiver of the registrant’s right or interest over the trademark and thus, will not preclude another party’s subsequent application of the mark. And,…

The Philippines’ Accession to the Madrid Protocol

May 4, 2014

On April 25 2012, the Philippines acceded to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”).  The Madrid Protocol is an international registration procedure that allows a trademark holder to secure protection of the trademarks in…

Mock Arbitration of MARLAW and IMEC

March 12, 2014

Attys. Valeriano del Rosario and Maria Theresa Gonzales participated in a mock arbitration during the joint fellowship of the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (MARLAW) and the international Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) last March 12, 2014 at the Elks Club, Makati.

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