News & Updates

News and Updates

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 Ranks Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia as a Band 1 Firm for Intellectual Property

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 ranks Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) as a Band 1 firm for Intellectual Property in the Philippines. Chambers stated in its review of CMT’s IP Department that…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Wins Atorvastatin Calcium Supreme Court Case Against Warner Lambert Co. and Pfizer, Inc.

In its 26 June 2019 Resolution, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) finally put to rest the patent infringement case filed by Warner Lambert Co., LLC (Warner Lambert) and Pfizer, Inc.…

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Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia Scores Decisive Win in Arbitration

Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia (CMT) fortifies its reputation as a leading Philippine law firm in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution when it recently obtained a decisive victory in an arbitration proceeding.…

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CMT Poster

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia proudly co-sponsors the Philippine Arbitration Day Convention 2019, which will feature 28 local and foreign arbitration experts who will talk about the “Exciting Developments in Philippine and International Arbitration”.

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Secures a Temporary Restraining Order to enforce the “MAGNOLIA” trademark of San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc.

San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. v. Phil. Jacobe Ventures, Inc., IPV Case No. 10-2019-00007 San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (“San Miguel”), one of the largest food and beverage…

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NTC Issues IRR for the Mobile Number Portability Act

The National Telecommunications Commission (“NTC”) issued Memorandum Circular No. 03-06-2019, or the “Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act. No. 11202, otherwise known as the “Mobile Number Portability Act” (“IRR”)”. The…

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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia co-hosts Arbitration Seminar with King & Spalding

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (“CMT”), in partnership with King & Spalding (“K&S”), hosted a seminar on Arbitration on 26 July 2019 entitled “Protecting the Interests of Philippine Companies Through Arbitration”.…

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SEC Issues Revised Guidelines on Securities Deposit of Branch Offices

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued on 31 July 2019 its Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 2019 (the “Revised Guidelines”) entitled “Revised Guidelines on Securities Deposit of Branch…

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DOF issues Regulations on Estate Tax Amnesty under the Tax Amnesty Act

The Department of Finance (“DOF”) has issued Revenue Regulations No. 06-2019 (“RR 06-2019”), implementing the provisions of Estate Tax Amnesty under Title II of Republic Act No. 11213, otherwise known…

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SEC Amends Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 2018, on the Revision of the General Information Sheet (“GIS”) to Include Beneficial Ownership Information

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued on 22 July 2019 Memorandum Circular No. 15, Series of 2019 (“MC No. 15-19”), amending SEC Memorandum Circular No. 17, Series of 2018,…

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