The IPAA e----Chronicle - Japan Patent Office The IPAA e-The IPAA e---Chronicle is the official eChronicle is the official eChronicle is the official e----Newsletter of Newsletter

1

IPAA OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES TAKE OATH

April . May . June 2011 Vol. 1 No. 1

Who’s afraid of the Chief Justice? “Not

us!” the IPAA Officers and Board of Trustees

seem to say as they took their oath before

the Honorable Supreme Court Chief Justice

Renato C. Corona at the Supreme Court

Dignitaries’ Lounge, Padre Faura, Manila

last February 24, 2011. The 15-member Board

shall serve office from 2011 to 2012. Chief

Justice Corona warmly received the IPAA

officers and trustees and even took time out

not only to talk to them but to also have

souvenir photos taken with each and every

officer/trustee. In photo (from left) are

Atty. Gonzales, Mr. Deveza, Atty. Peralta,

Atty. Luna, Engr. Salvado, Atty. Abelardo,

Atty. Lucenario, Atty. Pulumbarit, Atty.

Buendia, Atty. Gaba, Atty. Ayson, Atty.

Bundang, and Philippine Supreme Court Chief

Justice Renato C. Corona.

In this issue:

IPAA officers & trustees take oath 1

Knowing your organization: What is

IPAA?

1

Who are IPAA’s present

officers and trustees?

A new committee formed!

2011 JPO/IPR training program opens

2-6

7

7

The IPAA e----Chronicle The official e-Newsletter of the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc.

The INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION, INC. (IPAA) is

a non-stock, non-profit

organization established in

1999 for the purpose of

promoting public awareness

on intellectual property

rights and fostering

friendship among its

members who are involved in

intellectual property

issues. Members of the IPAA

consist of individuals who

have attended and completed

seminars or study programs

involving intellectual

property rights held in

Japan, conducted by the

Association of Overseas

Training Scholarships

(AOTS), the Japan Institute

of Invention and Innovation

(JIII), the Japan Patent

Office (JPO), and/or the

World Intellectual Property

Organization (WIPO). To

date, IPAA has more than

300 members.

Since 1999

KNOWING YOUR ORGANIZATION:

What is IPAA?

2

AUGUSTO R. BUNDANG: currently the IPAA

President, Senior

Partner of the

S a p a l o V e l e z

Bundang & Bulilan

L a w O f f i c e s ,

P r o f e s s o r i a l

Lecturer at the De

L a S a l l e

University, and

Trustee of the

M a r i t i m e L a w

Association. His

practice areas

i n c l u d e

i n t e l l e c t u a l

property, labor and

general litigation.

H e t o o k h i s

Bachelor of Arts

degree, major in

E c o n o m i c s a n d

Bachelor of Laws

degree at the

Ateneo de Manila

University. He

wrote an opinion

column for the

national newspaper

Business World from

1994 to 2010.

DIVINA GRACIA E.

PEDRON: currently

the IPAA Vice

P r e s i d e n t a n d

Partner of the

CVCLAW (Villaraza

Cruz Marcelo &

A n g a n g c o ) ,

specializing in


property law. She

is deeply involved

in litigation work

i n v o l v i n g


property rights

e n f o r c e m e n t

especially in the

counterfeiting of

famous brands. She

also acts as

counsel of local

and foreign media

outfits for issues

r e l a t i n g t o

copyright. She has

a n e x t e n s i v e

e x p e r i e n c e i n

d r a f t i n g a n d

negotiating license

agreements, as well

a s i n t h e

registration of

p a t e n t s a n d

trademarks in the

Who are IPAA’s present officers and trustees? The following are IPAA’s officers and trustees for the years 2011 and 2012:

o t h e r

jurisdictions.

An MCLE lecturer

on intellectual

property law, Ms.

Pedron holds a

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

University of the

Philippines and was

admitted to the

Philippine Bar in

2000. She also

writes articles on


for the national

newspaper Business

Mirror.

JOHN PAUL M. GABA: currently the IPAA

Secretary and Senior

Associate of the

Intellectual Property

D e p a r t m e n t o f

ACCRALAW. He obtained

his Bachelor of Arts

degree, major in

Public Administration

(cum laude & class

salutatorian) and

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

3

University of

the Philippines. A

participant in the

Supreme Court Rules

and Revisions Sub-

Committee on

Electronic Commerce

and the then

Information

Technology and E-

Commerce Council, he

is involved in the

drafting of the

Philippine Cyber-

crime Prevention Bill

and the Rules on

Electronic

Notarization.

HOSANNA T. AYSON: currently the IPAA

Treasurer and Partner

of the Tan Venturanza

V a l d e z l a w

partnership. Her

p r a c t i c e a r e a s

include intellectual

p r o p e r t y l a w ,

corporation and

investment law,

property law and

litigation. She acts

a s C o r p o r a t e

Secretary for several

domestic companies.

She earned her

Bachelor of Arts

degree major in

J o u r n a l i s m a n d

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

University of the

Philippines.

ANTHONY B. PERALTA : Senior Partner of

the Cochingyan &

Peralta law firm

with practice areas

in the fields of


p r o p e r t y ,

corporation and

investment, tax,

labor, information

technology, dispute

resolution, and

litigation. He was a

former Partner at

t h e Q u i a s o n

Makalintal Barot

Torres and Ibarra

law firm and former

President of IPAA

(2007-2008). He took

his Bachelor of Arts

degree and Bachelor

of Laws degree at

the University of


the Philippines. He

a l s o u n d e r w e n t

studies and training

in Duke University

a n d E u r o m o n e y -

Hongkong.

DINA D. LUCENARIO :

Senior Partner of the

Castillo Laman Tan

Pantaleon & San Jose

l a w f i r m . H e r

practice areas are


law, corporate law,

contracts, and food

and drugs law. She

graduated cum laude

at the University of

the Philippines (UP)

for her Bachelor of

A r t s i n

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

degree, majoring in

J o u r n a l i s m . S h e

obtained her Bachelor

of Laws degree also

from UP where she was

a Dean’s Medalist.

She was a former

Trustee of the

Licensing Executives

S o c i e t y

International.

4

OSCAR M. MANAHAN: Senior Partner of

the Manahan &

A s s o c i a t e s . H e

r e c e i v e d h i s

Bachelor of Arts

degree and Bachelor

of Laws degree from

the University of

the Philippines and

is a candidate for

the Ll.M. degree

course from the same

university. He has

c o n t i n u o u s ,

extensive, and solid

law practice in

various fields of

law for 35 years

before courts and

the different quasi-

judicial bodies. He

was counsel for the

prevailing party in

the landmark 1993

case of Yu v. Court

o f A p p e a l s

(217SCRA328) which

upheld the property

r i g h t s o f a n

e x c l u s i v e

distributor.

R O S A R I O H .

AMATONG-BUENDIA: Executive Director

of the Reference

a n d R e s e a r c h

Bureau, House of

Representa tiv es

since 2004. She

exercises direct

supervision over

the 3 services of

the said Bureau,

t o w i t :

L e g i s l a t i v e

C o u n s e l i n g ,

L e g i s l a t i v e

Research, and Bill

Drafting. She

e a r n e d h e r

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

University of the

Philippines and

s e c u r e d h e r

Bachelor of Arts

degree, major in

Economics from the

University of

Mindanao. She was

the immediate past

Secretary of IPAA.


EDITHA R. HECHANOVA: Managing Partner of

the Hechanova Bugay &

Vilchez Law Offices

which specialize in

intellectual

property, corporate

and immigration laws.

She graduated from

the University of the

East with a business

degree, major in

Accounting, magna cum

laude. She obtained

her law degree from

the Ateneo de Manila

University and passed

the Patent Agent

Qualifying

Examination (PAQE)

given by the


Office in 2008. She

is an accredited

Court Annexed

Mediator at the Court

of Appeals, an

accredited Mediator

in the Intellectual

Property Office and

former President of

IPAA (2005-2006).

5

R E Y N A L D O D .

GONZALES: Senior

Associate of the

Carag Jamora Somera

and Villareal Law

Offices with areas

of practice covering


property, corporate,

labor, maritime,

mining, civil and

criminal laws. He

r e c e i v e d h i s

Bachelor of Arts,

major in Political

Science and Bachelor

of Science, major in

Marketing at the De

La Salle University

a n d t o o k h i s

Bachelor of Laws

degree at the

University of the

Philippines. He was

President of the

Rotary Club of

Makati Pasong Tamo

in 2009-2010 and is

a Director of The

Law Foundation of

Makati, Inc.

EDWARD V. DEVEZA: Assistant Professor

and Technology

Licensing Officer

of the Office of

the Vice President

for Development of

the University of

the Philippines. He

i s a l s o t h e

U n i v e r s i t y

I n t e l l e c t u a l

P r o p e r t y

Coordinator for the

Philippines of the

World Intellectual

P r o p e r t y

Organization. He

earned his Bachelor

of Science degree

in Physics and

M a s t e r s i n

T e c h n o l o g y

Management from the

University of the

Philippines.


ESTRELLITA BELTRAN-

A B E L A R D O :


Property lawyer, law

professor at the

Manuel L. Quezon

University (MLQU)

School of Law, and

MCLE lecturer on


p r o p e r t y . S h e

retired last year as

Director of the

Bureau of Legal

Affairs of the


Property Office

where she worked

since 1969. She is a

graduate of Bachelor

of Science in

Commerce from the

F a r E a s t e r n

U n iv e rs it y a n d

Bachelor of Laws

from the MLQU

University. She was

the immediate past

President of IPAA.

6

TROY A. LUNA: Senior Partner of the

Migallos & Luna law

firm and MCLE

lecturer on

intellectual

property. His

practice areas cover

intellectual

property, mining,

labor, commercial

law and corporation

law. He was the

former Managing

Partner of the Roco

Kapunan Migallos &

Luna law offices. He

received his

Bachelor of Arts

degree major in

Economics from the

De La Salle

University and his

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

Ateneo de Manila

University. He was

Past President of

the Rotary Club,

Ortigas Center, and

immediate past Vice

President of IPAA.

ELIZABETH

R.PULUMBARIT: Senior

Partner of Pulumbarit

law office, and

College of Law

Professor at the

Adamson University.

She is the University

Legal Counsel and

Head of the


Office of the

University of the

Philippines, Manila.

Her practice areas

include intellectual

property law,

corporation law, and

general litigation.

She obtained her

Bachelor of Science

in Hotel and

Restaurant

Administration and

Bachelor of Laws

degree from the

University of the

Philippines. She is

also a Fellow of the

Philippines and the

Netherlands, having

earned an executive

management


certificate from the

Maastricht Institute

of Management, the

Netherlands.

GLORIA T. SALVADO :

Engineer and patent

examiner of the

Intellectual

Property Office for

more than 25 years.

She received her

Bachelor of Science

degree major in

Chemical Engineering

from the Feati

University. She is a

member of the

Philippine Institute

of Chemical

Engineering.

7

The IPAA eThe IPAA eThe IPAA eThe IPAA e----Chronicle is the official eChronicle is the official eChronicle is the official eChronicle is the official e----Newsletter of Newsletter of Newsletter of Newsletter of

the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc.the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc.the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc.the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc.

Office Secretariat : 11Office Secretariat : 11Office Secretariat : 11Office Secretariat : 11thththth Floor, Security Bank Centre, Floor, Security Bank Centre, Floor, Security Bank Centre, Floor, Security Bank Centre, 6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila 1200 6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila 1200 6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila 1200 6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila 1200

Philippines Philippines Philippines Philippines

Telephone Nos. (632) 8911316 to 19 Telephone Nos. (632) 8911316 to 19 Telephone Nos. (632) 8911316 to 19 Telephone Nos. (632) 8911316 to 19

Fax No. (632) 891Fax No. (632) 891Fax No. (632) 891Fax No. (632) 891----1198119811981198

Email Address: [email protected] Address: [email protected] Address: [email protected] Address: [email protected]

NEWS:

© 2011 IPAA

Interested to contribute?

If you are a member of the IPAA and

wish to inform the IPAA about your works

or activities related to intellectual

property, kindly communicate with us

using the information below so we may be

able to publish your works or announce

your activities. Or if you simply have

any question or comment regarding our

association, write us. We promise not to

sue you for unfair competition.

A New Committee Formed!

To enable the IPAA to reach out not only to its

members but also to anyone who has an interest in

intellectual property, the IPAA Board has decided to

form a Publications Committee that will help in the

preparation of the IPAA e-Chronicle and spread the

word about IPAA and its activities. Its members

are Attys. Augusto Bundang, Gladys Vilchez, Dennis

Gorecho and Melissa Carino. Atty. Vilchez was a

former Hearing Officer of the Intellectual Property

Office and is now a Partner of the Hechanova, Bugay

and Vilchez Law Office. Atty. Gorecho is a Senior

Associate of the Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan Law

Offices while Atty. Carino is a Senior Associate of

the Manahan & Associates Law Office.

The IPAA has the following existing committees:

Advocacy, Membership, Special Ad Hoc, Kapihan, and

Ways and Means.

2011 JPO/IPR Training Program Opens

The JPO/IPR training program in Japan for the

current year now accepts applications relating to

courses for intellectual property trainers,

practitioners, patent experts, and lawyers. For

inquiries and further details, please contact

directly the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Since 1999

The IPAA e----Chronicle - Japan Patent Office The IPAA e-The IPAA e---Chronicle is the official eChronicle is the official eChronicle is the official e----Newsletter of Newsletter

Documents