IPOPHL joins nation in observing Eid’l Fitr; adjusts resumption of limited operations
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPOPHL”) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2020-013B amending MC No.. 2020-013 adjusting its schedule for the resumption of its limited operation due to the nation’s…
Read MoreIPOPHL resumes limited operations starting 25 May 2020; extends deadlines anew
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) Nos. 2020-013 and 2020-013A providing guidelines for its limited operations starting 25 May 2020 and announcing fresh extension of deadlines…
Read MoreSEC Issues Rules on Investment in Financial Derivatives
Financial derivatives, such as stock options, warrants and futures, are commonly used in the Philippine capital market. To improve the regulatory compliance of investment companies and their fund managers and…
Read MoreIPOPHL allows conduct of online mediation hearings
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) issued on 04 May 2020 Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2020-012 allowing the conduct of mediation through online meetings/conferences. Under MC No. 2020-012, parties to…
Read MoreIPOPHL issues Memorandum Circular No. 2020-011 continuing work-from-home arrangement until 15 May 2020, extending deadlines falling within the period 16 March to 15 May 2020
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) issued on 27 April 2020 Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2020-011 continuing its work-from-home arrangement until 15 May 2020 and extending deadlines to respond to…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Partners Cited in Benchmark Litigation 2020 Ranking
Benchmark Litigation recognized four Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia partners in its 2020 ranking of the Philippines’s leading practitioners in the field of litigation and dispute resolution. Name partner Simeon V.…
Read MoreDOE and DOF issue joint rules implementing R.A. No. 11371 or the “Murang Kuryente Act” effectively lowering electricity rates
The Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the Department of Finance (“DOF”) have issued Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2020, or the “Implementing Rules And Regulations Of Republic Act No. 11371,…
Read MoreSEC Allows Alternative Mode for Distribution of Documents for Annual Stockholders’ Meetings for 2020 for Publicly-listed Companies and Other Companies with Registered Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued a Notice dated 20 April 2020 (“Notice”) on the alternative mode for distributing and providing copies of the notice of the meeting,…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Partners Contribute to the GLI International Arbitration 2020 Chapter on the Philippines
Simeon V. Marcelo, Elmar B. Galacio, and Jacques S. Lynn contributed the Philippine Chapter “International Arbitration 2020” (6th Edition) published by Global Legal Insights (“GLI”), a series providing readers with…
Read MoreNew Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence Effective 01 May 2020
The Supreme Court, pursuant to A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC, or the 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure (“Civil Procedure Amendments”), and A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, or the 2019…
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