Philippines_BIENVENIDO I. SOMERA, JR.
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| EDUCATION Bachelor of Laws – University of the Philippines, Class 1985 B.S. Business Economics – University of the Philippines, Class 1981 PRESENT POSITION/S - Managing Partner/Senior Partner – Villaraza Cruz Marcelo & Angangco - Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines – Director - Intellectual Property Foundation – Director - Asian Patent Attorneys Association – Vice-President; Council Member - Asean Intellectual Property Association – Councilor - Association for the Protection of Industrial Property – Executive Committee Member - Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Makati City Chapter) – Vice-President - Sigma Rho Council – Executive Vice-President PAST POSITIONS HELD - Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines – Director and Secretary (1993-1999) President (2003-2004) Chairman (2005-2008) - Licensing Executives Society of the Philippines – Director and Vice-President (1994-1999) - Council to Combat Counterfeiting and Piracy of Patents, Copyright and Trademarks (COMPACT) – Director and Secretary (1990-1994) - Integrated Bar of the Philippines-National Committee on Legal Aid Director (2003-2006) - Integrated Bar of the Phlippines, Caloocan City-Malabon-Navotas Chapter – Director (1993-1995), (1997-1999) - Philippine Bar Association – First Vice President (2006-2007) Director (2001-2005/ 2006-2007) Treasurer (2001-2002) Membership in Professional, Civic and Cultural Organizations Local - Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP) - Licensing Executives Society (LES) - Philippine Bar Association (PBA) - Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) - Sigma Rho Council International - Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) - Asean Intellectual Property Association (AIPA) - International Trademark Association (INTA) - Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI) Conferences/Workshops Attended - Attended the IPR Leaders Workshop held at Tokyo, Japan on 24-26 March 2003 - Attended the Southeast Asian Legal Aid Conference held at Phnom, Penh, Cambodia on 25-28 November 2003. - Attends international conferences/workshops of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Asean Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN-IPA), International Trademark Association (INTA), and Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI) conducted yearly. Papers/Lectures Delivered - Lecturer at “The Asia-Pacific Basin; Investments and Opportunities” on 25 November 1994 sponsored by The Alumni of the Academy of American and International Law Philippine Chapter. - Lecturer at “ Forum On Intellectual Property Rights” on 16 November 1996 sponsored by the National Telecommunications Commission. - Lecturer at “Issues and Updates on Internet Domain Names” on 09 August 2000 during the IP Forum 2000 sponsored by Executive Program, Inc.. - Lecturer at “IP Enforcement in the Philippines” on 12 March 2004 sponsored by the Intellectual Property Office, Intellectual Property Foundation and Japan External Trade Organization Manila. - Lecturer at “IBP Southern Luzon Regional Convention & MCLE Seminar” on 17-20 November 2004 sponsored by IBP Rizal Chapter held at Hotel Pontefino, Batangas City - Lecturer at the Intellectual Property Rights Seminar in the Philippines on “Issues Involving Cable Television Piracy in the Philippines” held on 30 October 2008 at Dusit Hotel, sponsored by the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc. Publications - World Patent and Trademark News – Member of the Editorial Board - Business Mirror, “On Firm Ground”, a business newspaper in the Philippines - Columnist Other Notable and Significant Contributions - Established the Scholarship Program of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP) for outstanding and deserving law students of University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and San Beda College. - Organized Nationwide Jail Decongestion Program of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Currently represents content providers that are members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), such as National Geographic, AXN, Turner Entertainment, ESPN Star Sports, MTV Asia, HBO, Star Movies and HBO, in their IP Enforcement activities in the Philippines. - Counsels a major Philippine broadcasting network regarding broadcasting and copyright issues. |
