ACCRALAW’s Intellectual Property Department participated in the Philippine Trademark Conference 2024, the first trademark convention in the Philippines. It was held last on 24 to 26 July 2024 at the SMX Convention Center.
The conference was a three-day event with the theme Leveraging Trademarks Beyond Branding. It provided a venue for discussions on the local and international landscape on trademark registration, protection, enforcement, valuation, and commercialization.
ACCRALAW participated as an exhibitor, which gave its lawyers the opportunity to meet and network with both government and private trademark stakeholders.
ACCRALAW IPD Partner John Paul M. Gaba was a panelist in the discussions on Navigating Trademark Terrain: Insights to the Global, Regional, and Philippine Trademark Ecosystem held on 24 July 2024, and Trademark Watch: Mapping Enforcement Strategies Across Global, Regional and National Domains.
Senior Partner Alex Ferdinand S. Fider and Associates Andrew Stephen S. Lota and Norberto O. Sarigumba III facilitated the first Madrid TM eFiling from the Philippines.