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Ortega Bacorro Odulio Calma & Carbonell
5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, ALPAP I BUILDING
140 LP LEVISTE STREET, SALCEDO VILLAGE
MAKATI CITY 1227, METRO MANILA
Philippines

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Philippines > Intellectual property Tier 1

Roane Lopez heads the patents practice, and Virna Caringal-Divino leads the trademark offering at Ortega Bacorro Odulio Calma & Carbonell. The team skilfully handles the full range of IP protection work. The group is adept at advising on franchising and licensing matters, and frequently works with foreign companies and institutions across the pharmaceutical, sport and entertainment sectors. In addition, the department is recommended for its work on cases involving copyright litigation in the publishing and music industries.

Practice head(s):

Roane Lopez; Virna Caringal-Divino

Key clients

Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH

Takeda

Lincoln Electric

The Harris Group

Samsung

NBA Properties, Inc.

President and Fellows of Harvard College

Isuzu Motors Philippines, Inc.

SHELL INTERNATIONAL BV

The Dow Chemical Company

Del Monte Philippines, Inc.

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Evonik Operations GmbH

Amgen Research Munich GmbH

General Mills, Inc. Patent Law Group

Merz Therapeutics GmbH

Hanesbrands Inc.

Chevron Global Downstream LLC

Schneider Electric Industries Sas

Avaya Inc.

Work highlights

Advising a German pharmaceutical company on actions to be taken against infringers of existing patents. The work included out-of-court negotiations with competitor pharmaceutical companies to forestall litigation while, at the same time, being ready to initiate the full range of legal remedies available to the client should negotiations be unsuccessful.
Registers and maintains the trademark portfolio of Harvard. The firm also provides and implements an anti-counterfeiting program of action against unauthorised use of the names and trademarks used by Harvard.
Litigating multiple patent infringement cases on behalf of a Japanese pharmaceutical company against pharmaceutical companies that launched generic versions of its client’s patented medicines.

Philippines > Shipping Tier 1

Hall of Fame

Benjamin Bacorro - Ortega Bacorro Odulio Calma & Carbonell

Pedro Carbonell - Ortega Bacorro Odulio Calma & Carbonell

Philippines > Dispute resolution Tier 4

Philippines > Corporate and M&A Tier 5

The firm has the distinction of being the oldest law firm in continuous existence in the Philippines. It was established in the Philippines in 1901 by American law practitioners when the Philippines was ceded over to the United States by Spain.

The firm has a diversified general law practice and corresponds with leading law firms in major cities of the world. It handles all aspects of corporate, commercial and international business transactions, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, licensing and technology transfers, civil and criminal litigation, admiralty, labor-management relations, and taxation. It also acts as legal adviser to the American, British, German, Swedish, and Greek Embassies in the Philippines.

The firm’s partners are supported by associates and assistants, technical consultants and administrative and secretarial staff. Each case or assignment is handled by a team supervised by a partner. If required by the nature, magnitude and complexity of the work, more than one partner or team may be involved. Every client has access to a partner for advice on urgent matters.

Department	Name	Email
Labour	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Labour	Elizer A Odulio	elizer.odulio@ocbocc.com
Admiralty	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Admiralty	Benjamin T Bacorro	benjamin.bacorro@ocbocc.com
Admiralty	Pedro M Carbonell II	pedro.carbonell@ocbocc.com
Admiralty	Ferdinand G Domasing	ferdinand.domasing@ocbocc.com
Admiralty	Fortunato C Pagdanganan	fortunato.pagdanganan@ocbocc.com
Intellectual property	Renato G Calma	renato.calma@ocbocc.com
Intellectual property	Roane Alfredo P Lopez III	roane.lopez@ocbocc.com
Intellectual property	Virna Emeline C Divino	virna.divino@ocbocc.com
Corporate	Renato G Calma	renato.calma@ocbocc.com
Corporate	Roane Alfredo P Lopez III	roane.lopez@ocbocc.com
Corporate	Aleli Militsala T Boniol	aleli.boniol@ocbocc.com
Taxation, estates and trusts	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Taxation, estates and trusts	Renato G Calma	renato.calma@ocbocc.com
Taxation, estates and trusts	Virna Emeline C Divino	virna.divino@ocbocc.com
Taxation, estates and trusts	Aleli Militsala T Boniol	aleli.boniol@ocbocc.com
Civil and criminal litigation	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Civil and criminal litigation	Pedro M Carbonell II	pedro.carbonell@ocbocc.com
Civil and criminal litigation	Ferdinand G Domasing	ferdinand.domasing@ocbocc.com
Civil and criminal litigation	Virna Emeline C Divino	virna.divino@ocbocc.com
Civil and criminal litigation	Fortunato C Pagdanganan	fortunato.pagdanganan@ocbocc.com
Aviation	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Aviation	Pedro M Carbonell II	pedro.carbonell@ocbocc.com
Aviation	Ferdinand G Domasing	ferdinand.domasing@ocbocc.com
Banking and finance	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Banking and finance	Renato G Calma	renato.calma@ocbocc.com
Mining	Gregorio F Ortega	gregorio.ortega@ocbocc.com
Mining	Benjamin T Bacorro	benjamin.bacorro@ocbocc.com
Mining	Renato G Calma	renato.calma@ocbocc.com

Number of lawyers : 25

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International Trade Mark Association
Association Internationale Pour la Protection de la Propri?t? Industrielle
Asian Patent Attorneys Association
Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce (New York)
Licensing Executives Society International
American and European Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines
Maritime Law Association of the Philippines