Background
Savillo Sapalo, Ignacio was born on July 31, 1944 in San Joaquin, Iloilo, Philippines.
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Ignacio Savillo Sapalo
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Ateneo de Manila University (Bachelor of Science, Engineering, 1963. Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1967). Spoken languages: English and Filipino.
Career
Worked at Manzano, Sapalo & Velez (Metro Manila) specializing in Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Infringement, Unfair Competition Cases, Inter Partes Cases, Licensing Arguments, Admiralty, General Practice, Contracts, Corporation, Taxation, Immigration, Banking, Probate, Securities, Estate Planning, Trusts, Mining, Insurance, Torts, Transportation, Real Property, Civil Law and Family Relations, Labor and International Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Philippines. Author: "Background Reading Material on the Intellectual Property System of the Philippines," World Intellectual Property Organization Journal.
"Intellectual Property in Asia and the Pacific," World Intellectual Property Organization Journal.
Bar Reviewer and Professor of Law, Torts and Damages, Transportation and Public Service and Intellectual Property Law, College of Law, Ateneo de Manila University, 1983. Director, Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer, 1987-1996 and Consultant on Intellectual Property Rights, 1996-1997, Department of Trade and Industry.
Member, TRIPs Agreement negotiations, Special 301 consultations on Intellectual Property rights with the United States and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights, Philippine Delegation. Crafted the 1997 Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.
President, The Intellectual Property Foundation, 1996-1997.
Vice-President, Rotary Club of Pasong Tamo, 1997. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Member, Manila Chapter). Philippine Bar Association.
Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (Vice President, 1985-1987.
Director, 1983-1988). Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (Trustee, 1985-1987).
Association Internationale Pour Law Protection de law Propriete Industrielle. Asian Patent Attorneys Association.
Established in 1976, the firm has grown to become one of the Philippine"s prominent and leading law firms specializing in intellectual property, admiralty, labor and commercial laws.
lieutenant has established a clientele based locally and world-wide, particularly in Asia, Western Europe and the United States. The firm has a support staff of 30 consisting of lawyers, paralegal personnel, accountants and consultants.
Achievements
Membership
Member, TRIPs Agreement negotiations, Special 301 consultations on Intellectual Property rights with the United States and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights, Philippine Delegation. Crafted the 1997 Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. President, The Intellectual Property Foundation, 1996-1997.
Vice-President, Rotary Club of Pasong Tamo, 1997.
Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Member, Manila Chapter). Philippine Bar Association.
Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (Vice President, 1985-1987. Director, 1983-1988).
Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (Trustee, 1985-1987).
Association Internationale Pour Law Protection de law Propriete Industrielle. Asian Patent Attorneys Association.
