IPOPHL Promulgates 2023 Trademark Regulations
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) recently promulgated IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001, otherwise known as the Trademark Regulations of 2023, introducing significant changes to the rules and regulations governing…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia bags multiple awards at Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards 2022
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is proud to be awarded by Asian Legal Business as Law Firm of the Year in the Philippines in the following practice areas:Intellectual PropertyProject and InfrastructureTransportation…
Read MoreRepublic Act No. 11659 amends the Public Service Act and limits the definition of “public utility” to stimulate foreign investment in public service sectors
On 21 March 2022, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act (“RA”) No. 11659 or “An act amending Commonwealth Act No. 146, otherwise known as the ‘Public Service Act’, as…
Read MoreRA 11861 Expands the Coverage of the Solo Parent’s Welfare Act.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11861 or the “Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act” last June 4, 2022, to reinforce the two decade-old Solo Parent’s Welfare Act…
Read MoreSupreme Court Issues Revised Domestic Adoption Guidelines
The Supreme Court (“SC”) issued on 19 April 2022 A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC, outlining the guidelines on the implications of Republic Act No. 11642 (“RA No. 11642”), otherwise known as the…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Secures Significant Competition Law Win
Mergers and Acquisitions Office vs. Just Solar Corporation, et al., PCC Decision No. 05-M-008/2021 dated 16 September 2021 On 21 April 2022, the Philippine Competition Commission (the “Commission”), released its…
Read MoreIPOPHL Issues Memorandum Circular No. 2022-013 on the Amendments to the Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings
The Philippine Intellectual Property Office (“IPOPHL”) issued on 27 May 2022 Memorandum Circular No. 2022-013 (“MC 2022-013”) amending the Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings (“Rules”).The amendments to the…
Read MoreIPOPHL Launches Juana Patent and Juana Design Protection Incentive Program Waiving Patent Fees for Women Inventors, Designers, and Woman-Led or Woman-Owned MSMEs
In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (“IPOPHL”) launched the Juana Patent and Juana Design Protection Incentive Program (JPIP) last March 2022. This program…
Read MoreRepublic Act No. 11647 Amends the Foreign Investments Act Of 1991 to Attract Foreign Investors
On 02 March 2022, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act (“RA”) No. 11647 or “An act promoting foreign investments, thereby amending Republic Act No. 7042, otherwise known as the…
Read MoreDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources Issues Administrative Order No. 2022-03, Revising the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued Administrative Order No. 2022-03 (“DAO 2022-03”) which takes effect on 29 April 2022, ensuring a more effective and expeditious implementation of…
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