Education, Experience and Professional Affiliations
LL.B., Far Eastern University; B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National University; Registered Mechanical Engineer; admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines; Senior Patent Examiner (1983-1989) and Hearing Officer (1989-1991) of the then Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer (BPTTT) now Intellectual Property Office (IPO); Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP); Secretary and Committee Chairman of the Philippine Association of Certified Patent Agents (PACPA); Director, Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME); Foreign Member of the American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA); completed Patent training courses at the Australian Patent and Trademark Office (1983), European Patent Office (1989), University of London (1997), Japan Patent Office (1999), Robert Schuman University,