We are the best Philippine Intellectual Property Law Firm; equally skilled and experienced in corporate, tax, tort, labor, energy and environmental laws. We champion seafarers’ rights and render pro-bono services to the poor.
For the past forty years, SVBB is one of the front-running law firms in the country engaged in intellectual property prosecution, maintenance, licensing, and enforcement. We represent both local and multinational clients, such as Toyota Technical Development Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Yamaha Motors Corporation, Sony Computer and Entertainment Inc., Unicharm Corporation, Dart Industries, among others, and boast of a vast network of international correspondents. We are an active member of international organizations for the protection of intellectual property such as the International Trademark Association (INTA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
We have provided groundbreaking solutions and innovations that have had a dramatic impact on our clients’ intellectual property needs including litigating various aspects of intellectual property disputes, from complex patent litigation to trademark and copyright infringement matters. We likewise provide consultative advice, review, and preparation of licensing agreements and distributorship agreements with copyright and trademark issues. SVBB also achieved significant victories before the Supreme Court in a number of landmark cases involving trademark and copyright matters.
Our IP Lawyers are complemented by paralegals - with degrees in the sciences and engineering - consultants, and staff. We coordinate with our partner investigators who work to effectively coordinate with law enforcement agencies in cases requiring discreet investigations and securing search warrants.
Our litigation group is composed of seasoned as well as the new breed of lawyers handling litigations work in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings before the trial and appellate level courts. A competent staff of paralegals and secretaries provide able support to us.
Throughout the firm’s existence, we have assisted in handling and managing high-value cases like aviation law-related tort cases for wrongful death which include the Flight 541 crash in 2000, Flight 447 crash in 2009 and Chopper crash in 2010, in collaboration with the firm’s correspondence attorneys in the US, as well as mass tort litigation as a result of the 2006 MT Solar 1 oil spill in Guimaras (pending).
We continue with our task of contributing in the administration of justice with the on-going pharmaceutical patent infringement cases we undertake enforcement initiatives and prosecute against importers and distributors of medicines infringing existence and valid patents.
Our corporate lawyers specialize in servicing the corporate and tax requirements of local and foreign clients with the full spectrum of corporate transactions important to business in today’s global marketplace.
We provide clients with valuable service and advice on all areas of Philippine taxation including the setting up and registration of business structures to cater to the specific requirements, their availment of incentives, the protection of their investments, and the legal continuity of their businesses. We also extend legal advice on all areas of Philippines taxation including tax advisory, structuring and planning services for major corporate and institutional clients, and the resolution of tax issues, controversies and disputes with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). We presently act as counsel for several business process outsourcing (BPO) and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) companies in the Philippines dealing with customer service, design, finance, and research.
Our immigration practice complements the needs of our corporate clients by providing international and multi-national corporations consultative and legal services for the immigration and emigration needs of their officers and employees.
In addition, SVBB has recently agreed to provide legal support to stakeholders in the micro-finance industry who are performing a vital role in nation building by providing access to affordable financial products and services to farmers, fishermen, street vendors and the like, enabling them to break the oppressive cycle of poverty and grow to become successful entrepreneurs.
