The team at Ortega Bacorro Odulio Calma & Carbonell has noteworthy abilities representing its portfolio of clients, which features globally-known names, on the remit of IP matters. The filing of patent and trademark applications forms a significant portion of the team’s workload. Further, it has strong capabilities handling patent infringement litigation, as well as assisting clients in inter-partes proceedings in trademark protection cases. Renato Calma and Roane Alfredo P. Lopez co-head the offering following the September 2023 retirement of former head Virna Caringal-Divino.
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Key clients
- Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
- TakedaLincoln Electric
- The Harris Group
- Samsung
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Isuzu Motors Philippines, Inc.
- SHELL INTERNATIONAL BV
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Del Monte Philippines, Inc.
- Corteva Agriscience LLC
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Amgen Research Munich GmbH
- General Mills, Inc.
- Patent Law Group
- Merz Therapeutics GmbH
- Hanesbrands Inc.
- Chevron Global Downstream LLC
- Schneider Electric Industries Sas
- Avaya Inc.
- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
Work highlights
- Litigating multiple patent infringement cases on behalf of Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda against pharmaceutical companies that launched generic versions of Takeda’s patented medicines.
- Filed several opposition cases in inter-partes proceedings before the IP Office for the protection of the trademark “JEEP” against various marks that incorporate the term “jeep”.
- Registered a series of new trademarks of NBA Properties, Inc. and provided for said client an anti-counterfeiting program of action against unauthorized use of team names and trademarks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Renato Calma, Roane Alfredo P. Lopez