Ms Divina Gracia E. Pedron > Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Offices
9TH, 10TH, 11TH & 12TH FLOORS, ONE ORION
11TH AVENUE, CORNER UNIVERSITY PARKWAY
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY 1634, METRO MANILA
Philippines
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Ms Divina Gracia E. Pedron
Work Department
Senior Partner
Position
•Intellectual Property
Career
Ms. Pedron is a Partner specializing in intellectual property law. She is deeply involved in litigation work involving intellectual property rights enforcement especially in the counterfeiting of famous brands. She also acts as counsel of local and foreign media outfits for issues relating to copyright. She has an extensive experience in drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, as well as in the registration of patents and trademarks in the Philippines and in other jurisdictions. Ms. Pedron is an MCLE lecturer on intellectual property law, as well a lecturer for the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) IP Lecture Series in the Regions.
Memberships
In 2005, Ms. Pedron attended an intellectual property rights training for lawyers in Tokyo sponsored by the Japan Patent Office, the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation and the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship. She is currently the President of the Intellectual Property Alumni Association composed of intellectual property practitioners that have attended the same training program.
Education
Ms. Pedron holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
Philippines > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia‘s group is highly regarded for its ‘vast experience’ in IP. Its workload includes representing its international clientele on trademark registration applications; protection of trade secrets and business models; and matters involving anti-piracy and enforcement. Advising on regulatory compliance and product liability in line with the FDA regulations is another area of expertise of the team. Susan D. Villanueva
oversees the practice and is a specialist in litigation and enforcement work. Patricia Bunye is a key practitioner equipped to handle licensing, franchising and regulatory cases, Divina Gracia E. Pedron has experience in brand protection, and Rowanie Nakan leads the firm’s patent group. Bunye is considered a ‘standout name’ alongside Carlo Valerio.