News & Updates

News and Updates

Ensuring the Safety, Quality, and Claimed Benefits of Cosmetic Products: Updates and Amendments to the ASEAN Cosmetic Drive

The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued on 12 November 2023 FDA Circular No. 2023-11 (“Circular”) highlighting updates and amendments to the ASEAN Cosmetic Drive (“ACD”) as adopted during the…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Senior Patent Specialist Allen Khristian Cruz Finishes Master’s in Intellectual Property and Development Policy with Honors in South Korea

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Senior Patent Specialist Allen Khristian M. Cruz recently completed his master’s degree in Intellectual Property and Development Policy with the distinction of magna cum laude at…

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CMT supports 2023 Philippine ADR Day

True to this year’s theme “Trending: New Frontiers in ADR”, CMT has once again proven itself to be at the forefront of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) in the Philippines by…

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CMT attends Regional Arbitration Institutes Forums (RAIF Conference) 2023

Atty. Elmar B. Galacio, FCIArb, Fellow of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) and Trustee of the Philippine International Center for Conflict Resolution and head of CMT’s Arbitration and ADR…

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NAVIGATING COMPLIANCE WITH EPIRA’S PUBLIC OFFERING REQUIREMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

In the ever-evolving landscape of the Philippine energy sector, generation companies and distribution utilities (DUs) find themselves grappling with regulatory requirements aimed at fostering inflow of private capital and broadening…

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Preserving our Cultural Heritage: Amendments to the “National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009” under R.A. No. 11961

Republic Act No. 11961 (“R.A. No. 11961”), entitled ‘An Act Strengthening the Conservation and Protection of Philippine Cultural Heritage Through Cultural Mapping and An Enhanced Cultural Heritage Education Program, Amending…

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Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Rights of Sound Performers and Producers of Sound Recordings under IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 023, s. 2023

On 08 September 2023, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (“IPOPHL”) issued IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 023, s. 2023, entitled “Implementing Rules and Regulations of Sound Performers and Producers…

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IP STARS RECOGNIZES CMT IP PARTNERS

We are pleased to announce that all the partners of the Intellectual Property Department of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia were recognized by IP Stars for 2023:Susan Villanueva – Trademark StarPatricia…

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PIArb and CMT bring the CIARB Accelerated Route to Membership in International Arbitration to Manila

On 26 August 2023, the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) and Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) will host the Accelerated Route to Membership (ARM) in International Arbitration. CIArb is the…

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Powering the Future: The Philippines’ Offshore Wind Energy Revolution with OPAF and EVOSS

As an archipelagic nation situated on the eastern rim of Southeast Asia, the Philippines is bound on the west by the West Philippine Sea and on the east by the…

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