Professional Background

Ms. Dela Cruz is a senior associate of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department.

Ms. Dela Cruz has a strong focus on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights. She assists various local and foreign clients with their intellectual property prosecution needs, including trademark registration, grant of letters patent, and portfolio management. As an intellectual property litigator, she represents clients in inter partes cases and infringement disputes before the Philippine Intellectual Property Office and the regular courts. Additionally, she provides legal opinions on regulatory issues and conducts contract reviews related to the commercialization of intellectual property rights. Beyond intellectual property, Ms. Dela Cruz’s practice experience also includes labor law, family law, and criminal law.

Ms. Dela Cruz obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines (“UP”) College of Law in 2020 wherein she was also awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UP Manila in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, she served as part of the legislative staff of the Office of Minority Floor Leader of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao for more than a year.