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Valeriano Del Rosario
Environmental Law in PhilippinesValeriano Del Rosario
silverValeriano is a silver memberManaging Partner, Vera Law (Del Rosario Raboca Gonzales Grasparil)
Are there any cultural points that someone considering doing business in the Philippines should be aware of?
Read more: Are there any cultural points that someone considering doing business in the Philippines should be aware of?The Philippines is very much Asian in this respect. Personal relationships probably count for more than a big name coming through the door. You can be a well-recognised name, but unless you have that personal relationship with somebody, or you are introduced by somebody, people will be scared to deal with you as a partner…
How easy is it to do business in the Philippines and are issues with transparency or corruption easily resolvable?
Read more: How easy is it to do business in the Philippines and are issues with transparency or corruption easily resolvable?We have a Board of Investment under the Department of Trade and Industry that was created to advise people on the activities open to foreign investors and incentives available to certain types of business investment. The Philippine Government, however, has a lot of inertia and you don’t run fast here. In our firm we have a…
Member Meeting: Thailand
Read more: Member Meeting: ThailandA great image here from Valeriano (VAL) Rosario who visited the office of Blumenthal Richter & Sumet – Attorneys & Legal Counselors in Thailand yesterday. Val is pictured here with fellow IR Global members John P. Formichella and Robert H. Schuler of Blumenthal Richter & Sumet.
Another Declaration Of Use Requirement In The Philippines
Read more: Another Declaration Of Use Requirement In The PhilippinesThe Intellectual Property of the Philippines issued Memorandum Circular No. 17-010 on July 1, 2017 which shall take effect on 1 August 2017, after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Under the previous Rules, an applicant or registrant is required to submit the following Declarations of Use: a. Within 3 years from the…
Sakura: Blossoming Into Registration
Read more: Sakura: Blossoming Into Registration31st July 2017 Which party has a right to the trademark egistration of SAKURA? Will the registration of SAKURA for goods in class 7 bar a subsequent trademark application of SAKURA for goods in class 7? In its Decision dated 20 June 2017, the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs dismissed the Opposition filed by KENSONIC,…
The Battle of the “F” Marks
Read more: The Battle of the “F” MarksQuestion: What’s in a letter? Will adding another letter to an existing trademark make a difference? NO, said the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs. In its Decision No. 2017-299 dated 13 July 2017, the IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs denied the registration of the trademark “F F AND F” for being confusingly similar with “F…
“Valeriano Del Rosario, Managing Partner at VeraLaw, considers the new book titled ‘A Short History of South-East Asia’
Read more: “Valeriano Del Rosario, Managing Partner at VeraLaw, considers the new book titled ‘A Short History of South-East Asia’“Valeriano Del Rosario, Managing Partner at VeraLaw, considers the new book titled ‘A Short History of South-East Asia’, important for companies interested in trading and business matters within the region.” While Greater China has been studied in depth, the countries of South East Asian are grouped in a block known as ASEAN which includes countries…
“JUANA MAKE A MARK” will provide free trademark registration for MSME’s
Read more: “JUANA MAKE A MARK” will provide free trademark registration for MSME’sBeginning February 14, 2017 until February 14, 2018, Philippines start-up companies will get the chance to register their trademarks for free. Through the joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, “JUANA MAKE A MARK” will provide free trademark registration to 1,000 micro, small, and medium…
A Practical Use of E-Commerce in Shipping Transactions
Read more: A Practical Use of E-Commerce in Shipping TransactionsThe E-Commerce law or Republic Act 8792 was signed by then President Estrada on the 14th of June 2000. The purpose of the E-commerce law is two-fold. First, it gives validity and legal recognition to electronic documents, electronic signatures and electronic transactions. Secondly, the law facilitates the admission of electronic documents and electronic signatures…
The Philippines has a new President. VeraLaw Give Their Thoughts
Read more: The Philippines has a new President. VeraLaw Give Their ThoughtsPhilippine national elections were held on May 9,2016 and polling stations closed at 1700 hours. For the first time ever in Philippines history, the nation knew who the new President would be by midnight and one of the major contenders had also conceded defeat around that time. By the morning of May 10,2016 the other…
International Trade Is In No Way A New Trend In Our Every Globalizing World
Read more: International Trade Is In No Way A New Trend In Our Every Globalizing WorldINTERNATIONAL TRADE is in no way a new trend in our every globalizing world. From ancient civilizations to the present, trade has dominated many aspects of our economic landscape, with it being achieved through a variety of mediums, a specific one being maritime carriage. However, despite the long existence of international trade in the aforementioned…
VeraLaw joins IR as the exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright Member in the Philippines
Read more: VeraLaw joins IR as the exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright Member in the PhilippinesInternational Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Valeriano Del Rosario of Vera Law. Valeriano has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright member in the Philippines. Atty. Valeriano del Rosario is the managing partner of VeraLaw and he has extensive education and business experience in the U.S. and Europe.…