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Rowanie Nakan

Partner · Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

PhilippinesIntellectual Property, Patents

About

Partner in the Intellectual Property Department at Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia who heads the firm's Patent practice group and advises on patent prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, commercialization, and IP litigation, including work on a high-profile Philippine pharmaceutical patent case. She has coordinated with foreign counsel on trademark matters and serves as a consultant to the Philippine Department of Science and Technology on intellectual property valuation.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsIP LitigationTrademarks

Office

Expertise

PharmaceuticalsPatent DraftingPatent ProsecutionPatent ValuationPatent Enforcement

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Law (2006)
  • Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Admissions

  • Patent Agent — Passed Patent Agent Qualifying Examination (PAQE), 2007 (top passer)
  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
  • Member, Philippine Bar Association