| 2008
WB aid relies on IP laws, enforcement
from Sunstar
AN expert on intellectual property laws emphasized
the need for a functioning legal system and strong intellectual
property laws to attract bilateral aid in the country.
Dr. Ralph Oman, professor of intellectual property
law at the George Washington University Law School in
Washington, D.C., said the World Bank underscores the
importance of a legal system that works and the enforcement
of intellectual property laws before it grants loans
to an applicant country.
Oman was the guest speaker of the Intellectual Property
Forum organized by the Ong, Bagay-Villamor, Fabiosa
Law Firm and Patent Consultants (OVF) yesterday at the
Cebu City Sports Club.
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1,289 Pass Bar Exams of 2007
The Supreme Court announced last March 29 that only
a total of 1,289 out of the 5,626 examinees from 109
law schools nationwide passed the 2007 Bar examinations.
The number of those who passed represented 22.91 percent
of the total examinees.
Oathtaking of the successful 2007 bar candidates will
take place at the Philippine International Convention
Center on April 29, 2008 at 2pm.
Congratulations Atty. Zeus R. Mabanag!
Admitted to the Bar 2008
Patent Agents Qualifying Examination
(PAQE) 2007 Passers
The announcement was made by the IP Philippines PAQE
Board through Resolution No. 2008-001 dated 26 February
2008, after a determination of the names of successful
candidates based on the scores garnered. There were
nineteen (19) successful examinees out of the 33 who
took the exams.
The examination process was institutionalized to professionalize
the patent agency practice in the Philippines and in
order to establish a cadre of patent agents who have
the appropriate technical and science disciplines. Patent
agents are professionals who assist those who file patent
applications with IP Philippines. The 2007 PAQE was
administered last July 17, 2007.
Congratulations Atty. Dax Malony Montealegre!
Source: IP Philippines website : www.ipophil.gov.ph
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