Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Intellectual Property Department

Senior Associate

Atty. Edward King L. Chua is a Senior Associate of the Firm with four years of experience in the field of intellectual property law.

Leveraging his technical expertise and previous experience as a patent examiner, Edward is primarily involved in the prosecution and maintenance of patents. He also handles patent litigation and has successfully defended generic medicine manufacturers from patent infringement suits and cancelled evergreening patents. He also conducts Freedom-to-Operate searches especially on important active pharmaceutical ingredients for the Firm’s pharma clients.

Aside from patents, Edward also handles the prosecution and maintenance of trademarks, and assists in trademark opposition, infringement, and unfair competition cases. He is currently part of the team that is opposing identical or confusingly similar trademark applications for a Korean luxury eyewear brand, as well as the team defending a generic drug manufacturer in a spurious trademark infringement suit.

Prior to joining the Firm in 2021, Edward was an associate at law firm practicing intellectual property law and maritime labor law.

Before entering the legal practice, Edward was a patent examiner under the Chemical Technology Examining Division of the Bureau of Patents. During his stint as a patent examiner, he underwent trainings on substantive examination conducted by foreign intellectual property offices.

Edward obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with Materials Science and Engineering from the same university.