Atty. Romeo H. Duran of Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan explains how transactions involving software are taxed in the Philippines. The Intellectual Property Code defines the term “copyright or economic rights” as consisting of the exclusive right to carry out, authorise or prevent the following acts:
On Asia IP 2016 Patent Survey – September, Vol. 8, Issue 8. Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) Law Offices – Tier 1 on Patent Prosecution & Contentious for the Philippines.
The music industry in the past few years has been thriving, as original works and covers from various artists can be easily accessed by nearly anyone who has an internet connection. Youtube, itunes, spotify, among others, all grant access to a plethora of songs and music videos. Even before all this, in 1990 Madonna Louise…
As part of its program for continuing legal education to its lawyers and paralegals, Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) held a one-day in-house seminar and workshop on the subject of Copyright last June 4, 2016 at Makati Sports Club. The event was aimed at keeping the lawyers and paralegals of the Firm updated on…
Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan Law Offices is an established IP firm with expertise in patents, trademarks, copyright and licensing. On the trademark side, the firm focuses on prosecution, searches, opposition and cancellation as well as enforcement and litigation. Partner Neptali L. Bulilan is well regarded. The Firm manages trade mark portfolios for a number of…
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…
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.