We have a Board of Investment under the Department of Trade and Industry that was created to advise people on the activities open to foreign investors and incentives available to certain types of business investment. The Philippine Government, however, has a lot of inertia and you don’t run fast here. In our firm we have a […]
A great image here from Valeriano (VAL) Rosario who visited the office of Blumenthal Richter & Sumet – Attorneys & Legal Counselors in Thailand yesterday. Val is pictured here with fellow IR Global members John P. Formichella and Robert H. Schuler of Blumenthal Richter & Sumet.
Asia Pacific is an economic region that cannot be ignored by businesses with an international outlook. By all measurements, the Asian market is already huge and growing in wealth, size […]
Read moreThe Intellectual Property of the Philippines issued Memorandum Circular No. 17-010 on July 1, 2017 which shall take effect on 1 August 2017, after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Under the previous Rules, an applicant or registrant is required to submit the following Declarations of Use: a. Within 3 years from the […]
31st July 2017 Which party has a right to the trademark egistration of SAKURA? Will the registration of SAKURA for goods in class 7 bar a subsequent trademark application of SAKURA for goods in class 7? In its Decision dated 20 June 2017, the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs dismissed the Opposition filed by KENSONIC, […]
Question: What’s in a letter? Will adding another letter to an existing trademark make a difference? NO, said the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs. In its Decision No. 2017-299 dated 13 July 2017, the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs denied the registration of the trademark “F F AND F” for being confusingly similar with “F […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Aris Gulapa of Gulapa Law Office. Aris has joined IR as our exclusive Real Estate Member in the Philippines. Estudio ROVIRA is a boutique Law Firm which mainly acts as Consultant to Law Firms, Solo Practitioners and In-House Corporate Counsels of public and closed […]
“Valeriano Del Rosario, Managing Partner at VeraLaw, considers the new book titled ‘A Short History of South-East Asia’, important for companies interested in trading and business matters within the region.” While Greater China has been studied in depth, the countries of South East Asian are grouped in a block known as ASEAN which includes countries […]
Beginning February 14, 2017 until February 14, 2018, Philippines start-up companies will get the chance to register their trademarks for free. Through the joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, “JUANA MAKE A MARK” will provide free trademark registration to 1,000 micro, small, and medium […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Llewellyn Llanillo of Salvador Llanillo & Bernardo. Llewellyn has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Law Member in the Philippines. Built on Trust. Strengthened by Integrity. More than a decade ago, Salvador & Associates (S&A) was established by some of the country’s best […]
The E-Commerce law or Republic Act 8792 was signed by then President Estrada on the 14th of June 2000. The purpose of the E-commerce law is two-fold. First, it gives validity and legal recognition to electronic documents, electronic signatures and electronic transactions. Secondly, the law facilitates the admission of electronic documents and electronic signatures […]
Philippine national elections were held on May 9,2016 and polling stations closed at 1700 hours. For the first time ever in Philippines history, the nation knew who the new President would be by midnight and one of the major contenders had also conceded defeat around that time. By the morning of May 10,2016 the other […]
