The Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) Law Firm and the Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) of the Ateneo de Manila Univesity are initiating the 2016 Ateneo – SVBB IP Awards Project. The Project aims to promote intellectual property (IP) awareness and to empower the Technological…
Tinig ng Marino Article – May-June 2016 Can the heirs claim death benefits even if the seafarer died after his medical repatriation?Yes, as pronounced in the case of Canuel v. Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, et. al (G.R. No. 190161, October 13, 2014), the Supreme Court granted the claims for death benefits even though the seafarer’s death happened…
REQUIREMENTS FOR COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION Application should be accomplished in duplicate, typewritten and the affidavit at the back should be duly notarized and affixed with Fifteen Pesos (P15.00) documentary stamp. Another set of Fifteen Pesos (Php 15.00 ) worth of documentary stamps, should be stapled to the application form to be affixed by the office to the copyright certificate. Application…
The Filipino seafarer is entitled to medical treatment at cost to the employer apart from disability benefits and sickness allowance. Away from his family and working on board vessels sailing non-stop for weeks or months the world’s oceans, the Filpino seafarer is physically, mentally and emotionally stressed. Constantly exposed to fluctuating temperatures caused by variant weather changes…
What is Copyright? Copyright may be defined as form of intellectual property which protects the rights of authors and creator of literary and artistic works. It refers to the main act in which, in respect of literary and artistic creation, may be made only by the author or with his authorization. Works are protected by…
Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan Law Offices (SVBB) participated to be among the entrepreneurs and business leaders on 1st Technology Transfer Day celebration by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) of The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila at the CCP Complex in Pasay City, April 27, 2016. The event…
TRADEMARK / PROSECUTION TIER 1 ACCRALAW Baranda & Associates/Rouse Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Quisumbing Torres Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura and delos Angeles TIER 2 Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) Bucoy Poblador & Associates Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Bucoy Poblador & Associates Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Hechanova Bugay Vichez & Andaya-Racadio TRADEMARK…
WITH THE “GLOBALIZATION” OF COMMERCE AND TRADE and the advancement and sophistication of technology, the Philippines, as member of the international community, has now come to terms not only with the need to afford protection to intellectual property rights, but also with the promotion of intellectual activity, including the effective transfer of applicable technology. read…
CorporateINTL annual awards running since 2008, mark excellence for the world’s leading advisers and financiers in an array of countries and continents. CorporateINTL awarded Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan Law Offices as Patent & Trademark Prosecution Law Firm of the Year in the Philippines for Legal Awards Winner 2015.
2015 Asia IP Experts your Guide to Asia’s Leading IP Advisers. Ignacio S. Sapalo obtained his Bachelor of Science (major in engineering) in 1963 from Ateneo de Manila and his Bachelor of Laws in 1967 from the same school. He was appointed Director of the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer (BPTT) 1987-1996, during…