On October 2, 2014, Attorneys Daphne Ruby B. Grasparil, Jennifer E. Cerrada and Luis Anthony K. Warren, representing the firm’s clients, attended the ship delivery of M/V Maersk Euphrates at the Hanjin Shipyard, Subic, Zambales.
Attys. Daphne Ruby B. Grasparil and Roberto Paolo Suarez attended the forum “Scarborough Shoal: Truths & Lies” organized by the The Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (MARLAW), in partnership with Sociedad de Historia (SDH) and the Organization for American Studies (AMSTUD) last September 26, 2014…
Atty. Maria Theresa Gonzales participated last September 24-25, 2014 in a seminar on “Technology Transfer and Licensing of IPR in a Knowledge-Based Economy” organized by the Japan Patent Office, the IPOPHL and the Intellectual Property Alumni Association.
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…
Atty. Maria Theresa Gonzales successfully completed the two-week Intellectual Property Rights Training Course for Trademark Experts (August 25, 2014 – September 25, 2014), a training program held in Tokyo and organized by the Japan Patent Office, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and…
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…
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,…
Atty. Daphne Ruby B. Grasparil attended the WIPO-USPTO Seminar on Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedure organized by the Intellectual Property Office last July 8 – 9, 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…
Attys. Maria Theresa Gonzales, Daphne Grasparil, and Jennifer Cerrada attended the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Hongkong last May 2014.