IP Law Firm of the Year in the Philippines Federis & Associates Law Offices Mila Federis Managing Partner Tel: +632 889 6197 ext. 306 mfederis@federislaw.com.ph www.federislaw.com.ph Federis & Associates Law Offices (FEDERIS) is a boutique law firm in the Philippines specializing in intellectual property. The team is composed of highly qualified attorneys, licensed trademark and patent agents, engineers, and technical staff, all of whom boast extensive work experience in all areas of IP law.
The firm is consistently among the top filers of trademark and patent applications in the Philippines. The managing partner Mila Federis is the co-founder and managing partner of FEDERIS. She leads the firm’s very active litigation team, which has represented both local and international clients in cases involving difficult issues in trademark infringement, unfair competition, rights in trade dress, design protection, and parallel importation. Ms. Federis holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a Bachelor of Laws, both from the University of the Philippines. She began her IP career during her first job after law school. Her initial experience in IP practice in the Philippines was supplemented by several years of experience working in a law firm in the United States, where she gained experience in managing international trademark portfolios for various clients.
Primed to a culture of service to deliver on the unique expectations of every client, FEDERIS’ lawyers can be relied on to explain the nuances of the law, including the variables of local IP practice, and to provide creative solutions and novel approaches to challenges. Services offered FEDERIS delivers a full complement of services in all areas of IP law, including: • Trademarks; • Patents; • Copyrights;
Ms. Federis has received awards as an outstanding lawyer in surveys conducted among peers and clients. She is in Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2017, IP Stars 2017, Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2018, World’s Leading Lawyers, and Expert Guides.
• IP portfolio management;
The firm
• Anti-counterfeiting and enforcement; and
FEDERIS is one of only a handful of Philippine firms whose practice is exclusively focused on intellectual property. Though smaller in size compared to general practice firms, it has a practice and reputation comparable to, and even exceeding those of, other top-tier firms in the country. FEDERIS represents clients from a wide range of industries, including telecommunications; pharmaceuticals; consumer goods; electronics; hospitality; automotive; and technology. Under Ms. Federis’ supervision, FEDERIS’ lawyers have successfully obtained decisions declaring the fame of the SCRABBLE, BRIDGESTONE, YAHOO!, PAUL FRANK, EUCERIN, PHILIPS, and MARLBORO marks. They also scored a recent win for PHILIPS in the Supreme Court against a longtime local infringer.
60
The firm is consistently among the top filers of trademark and patent applications in the Philippines. In 2017, it was number one in trademark filings, second in design patents, and seventh in invention patents. It has been identified as one of the top law firms for patent prosecution by Managing IP, and its attorneys have been cited by Asialaw Leading Lawyers as one of the leading experts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Global Awards 2018
• Freedom to operate opinions; • Licensing; • Due diligence; • Contract preparation and review;
• Litigation. The range of trademark and patent work includes clearance, prosecution, and maintenance. Moreover, the firm’s anti-counterfeiting and enforcement practice includes: • Cease and desist letter campaigns; • Raids of counterfeit products; • Enforcement coordination with government offices; and • Prosecution of IP rights violation cases before administrative bodies and all courts, including at the appellate level. Awards and industry recognition • For the past few years, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines recognized the firm as one of the top trademark and patent filers in the Philippines.
• FEDERIS was recognized as one of the top law firms for patent prosecution by Managing Intellectual Property. • WTR 1000 (2015) praised the firm for its “strong growth and A-list clients,” with the managing partner being mentioned as a “standout trademark practitioner” and the “go-to enforcement lawyer” in the Philippines. • Asialaw Leading Lawyers cited Federis as one of the leading IP experts in the Asia-Pacific region. • The managing partner was identified as an expert in trademark law by Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks. • The firm has been recognized by Legal 500 as one of the top-ranked IP law firms in the Philippines. Professional affiliations The attorneys of FEDERIS actively participate in local and international IP organizations, such as the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP), the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (AIPA), the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI), the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), the Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group (PTMG), the Association of European Trademark Owners (MARQUES), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Community involvement FEDERIS gives back to the community by providing legal aid and financial support to charitable causes. Past and present beneficiaries include the Street Children Development Center, a non-governmental organization working for the care and development of street children in the Philippines; the scholarship program of the Don Bosco parish church; and the University of the Philippines Office of Legal Aid.
FEDERIS gives back to the community by providing legal aid and financial support to charitable causes.