Federis To Host INTA Roundtable on Brand Management and Protection
October 7, 2015 The International Trademark Association has announced that Federis & Associates will host a Roundtable titled “Behind the Brand: Insider Perspective on Brand Management and Protection.” The session will be led by Federis partner Jan Ponce-Roxas and will take place on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. […]
Federis Sponsors INTA’S Geographical Names Conference in Rome, Italy
October 7, 2015 Federis & Associates is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Geographical Names Conference: Protecting and Enforcing Geographic Names, GIs, Trademarks and Domain Names. The conference will be held on December 10-11, 2015 in Rome, Italy. According to INTA’s website, the conference will join together “experts from […]
IPOPHIL-WIPO Joint Dispute Resolution Procedure Launched
April 21, 2015 In a public gathering attended by various IP stakeholders, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center, announced on April 16, 2015 a recently forged cooperation, which gives parties in dispute over IP rights the option to refer their IP disputes to […]
IPOPHIL Ranks FEDERIS as One of the Top Filers in 2014
February 13, 2015 The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHIL) announced the names of the most active trademark and patent filers for the year 2014. The rankings were based on data compiled by the IPOPHIL from tracking the number of filings made by law firms during the 2014 calendar year. FEDERIS was ranked second in overall […]
FEDERIS Sponsors INTA’s Regional Conference: Springtime for Trademarks in Japan
January 31, 2015 Federis & Associates is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the International Trademark Association’s regional conference entitled Springtime for Trademarks in Japan. The conference will be held on March 26-27, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. According to INTA’s website, the conference will be an “intermediate-level educational event, will be conducted in both […]
Proposed IP Code Amendments Designed to Strengthen the Powers of the BLA
The IPO has posted a bulletin for comments on a proposal to amend certain provisions of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code). Entitled “An Act Amending Certain Provisions Of Republic Act No. 8293 Entitled (in turn entitled ‘An Act Prescribing The Intellectual Property Code And Establishing The Intellectual Property Office, Providing For […]