Admission to Practice Law

Philippine Bar                                                                                                                                       

Education

College and Law degrees (Masters candidate), University of the Philippines

Academe

University of the Philippines – Assistant Professor, Technology Management Center

U.P. Law Center – Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Program, Paralegal Training Program, Institute of Judicial Administration, Law Instruction Development Program

University of Asia and the Pacific – part-time faculty, School of Law and Governance

Ateneo University – part-time faculty, School of Government

Legal Practice and Experience:

Creativelaw – Atty. Emma Cariño Francisco Law Office, general law practice – Head, IP group; Director General, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Office of the President of the Philippines (1998-2004); Director, Bureau of Patents Trademarks and Technology Transfer, Department of Trade and Industry (1996-1997); Delegate, Diplomatic Conference which adopted the “Internet Treaties” (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and, the WIPO Copyright Treaty); Head of Delegation, TRIPS Council Review of the Country’s Compliance; Head of Delegation, Diplomatic conference which adopted the Patent Law Treaty; Delegate, APEC Ministerial Meeting, Vancouver; Chairman, ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation; Co-chairman, ASEAN-EU ad hoc Experts’ Group on Intellectual Property; Philippine Representative, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation-Intellectual Property Experts Group; Chairman, ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation – Patents Expert Group.

World Intellectual Property Organization – Consultant, Researcher, Presentor, Speaker

Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines – Consultant, Lecturer, Speaker

AANZFTA ECWP – Consultant, Researcher

Other Institutions and organizations - Lecturer, Presentor, Speaker

Professional, Civic and Social Affiliations

Chairman, Intellectual Property Professors and Researchers Organization of the Philippines (founding Chairman; former President); Lifetime Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Quezon City Chapter; Lifetime Member, Philippine Bar Association; Councilor, ASEAN Intellectual Property Association; Director, Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines; Director and Corporate Secretary, Alliance Française de Manille; Director and Corporate Secretary, Tax Management Association of the Philippines; Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association; Member, International Trademark Association-Trademark Office Practices Committee, Copyright Committee; Member, Association Internationale pour la protection de la propriété intellectuelle; MIC Philanthropic Development Office; Sta. Monica Foundation Philanthropic Development Office