News & Updates

News and Updates

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia and The Legal 500 host “The Shift to Digital: E-Commerce In The New Normal” webinar

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia, in partnership with The Legal 500, hosted a webinar entitled “The Shift To Digital: E-Commerce In The New Normal” on 11 September 2020 focusing on how…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia and The Legal 500 hosting webinar on The Shift To Digital: E-Commerce In The New Normal, 11 September 2020, 3pm

Lockdowns and social distancing have fundamentally altered the way many businesses interact with and sell to their customers. The profound social changes introduced in the wake of Covid-19 have seen…

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IPOPHL issues rules and regulations on resale rights of artists

The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPOPHL”) issued on 03 July 2020 Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2020-023 implementing Section 200 of the Intellectual Property (IP) Code which allows artists rights to…

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SEC Further Extends Annual Reports Deadlines

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) granted a further extension for corporations, regardless of their SEC registration of license numbers, to submit their annual financial statements (“AFS”) and General Information…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Cited In Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2021

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia was again cited by Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers in its 2021 rankings affirming its consistently excellent legal service across its practice areas: OUTSTANDING Intellectual Property…

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Bureau of Immigration Clarifies Visa Requirement for Alien Spouses, Children and Parents of Pinoys

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on 08 August 2020 that foreigners who have Filipino spouses and dependents can only enter the Philippines if they have the appropriate visas. Citing…

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Supreme Court issues 2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents

On 14 July 2020, the Supreme Court issued A.M. No. 20-07-04-SC or the 2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents (“RON Rules”), supplementing the existing 2004 Rules on…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Shortlisted in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia has been shortlisted in Benchmark Litigation’s Asia-Pacific Awards 2020 for the category “Philippines’ Firm of the Year”. The nomination for this category recognizes firms that are…

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Is Covid-19 an opportunity to renegotiate a contract? Senior Partner Patricia Bunye and Asia Pacific experts answer the question in Asia IP

One of the most common questions asked of lawyers these days is whether the COVID-19 pandemic may be raised as a ground to renegotiate a contract or franchise agreement. In…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia debuts in IAM Patent 1000; Rowanie Nakan named one of Philippines’ top patent practitioners

IAM Patent 1000, an industry-leading guide which identifies top patent practitioners in key jurisdictions around the world, has named Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia as one of the Philippines’ top patent…

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