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ROSELLA L. FERNANDEZ is a practicing Patent/Trademark Agent and IP Consultant in the Philippines. She was one of the topnotch passers of the Philippines' 1st Patent Agent Qualifying Examination in 2006 (2006 PAQE). Since then, the PAQE is given yearly by the Intellectual Property Office or IPO Philippines (IPOPHL) in partnership with the European Patent Office (EPO), through its EC-ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme (ECAP II).

She is a Chemical Engineer by profession with her BSChE degree obtained from the Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), and a holder of a Masters Degree in Public Management (MPM) from the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). She has been working in the field of intellectual property for over 39 years now. She was a Patent Examiner (Search and Substantive) of the then Philippine Patent Office (now Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines or IPO Philippines) for about 14 years handling chemical-related subject matters such as pharmaceutical, compounds and processes, food technology, bio-chemistry, bio-technology, among others. She became the first Director III (CESO IV) of the Bureau of Patents in the IPO Philippines in 1999. She retired from government service in 2003, and continued her career in IP as a Patent / Trademark Agent, and Consultant to law firms, practitioners and companies, especially in the area of patents, for 21 years now.

When the Philippines joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2001, she was designated as PCT Point Person who headed the PCT team that drafted and implemented the Philippine Rules on Patent Cooperation Treaty (PRoPCT).

She is a member of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP) and Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA).

She is likewise a member of the Philippine Association of Certified Patent Agents (PACPA) and Intellectual Property Alumni Association Inc. (IPAA), JPO Training Support Program.

She first established in 2004 the proprietorship company, First Intellectual Property Consultancy and Technical Services, officially registered with the IPO Philippines (IPOPHL), which later became this partnership company/firm, First IP Consultancy & Technical Services Co. (First IPCT or FIRST IP®), in 2009, where she is now a Founding/Managing Partner. First IPCT or First IP was established with the view of providing cost effective quality services to IP applicants and practitioners. FIRST IP® has now been known and recognized locally and internationally as a prime IP firm/company in the Philippines for its high-quality and cost-effective IP services.

She has served as resource person in promoting and increasing awareness on intellectual property, and attended various seminars, training, international meetings as participant and/or lecturer in the Philippines and other countries such as Japan, U.S., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Australia, Korea, India, and ASEAN.

She has authored or co-authored publications/write-ups on intellectual property topics and advocacies such as "The Philippines Plans Towards Building a World-Class IP System".

Listed below are seminars, meetings, and training programs attended/conducted by Ms. Fernandez.

 

EUROPE

3rd Session of the Working Group on Reform of the PCT, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland (November 2002)

8th Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, WIPO 
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland (November 2002)

Training on the PCT Procedures for Philippines as New Member
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland (June 2001)

ASEAN Study Visit Program: Study Tour of Regional IP Offices
IP Offices in Germany, Russian Federation, Netherlands, Alicante (Spain), Switzerland (May 1999)

 

ASIA-PACIFIC

An Ideal Patent Examination Training Model Brainstorming Session (as Consultant)
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Economic Cooperation Work Programme (AANZFTA ECWP), MyIPO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Aug. 19 - 21, 2013)

WIPO Regional Workshop on Effective Use of the PCT System: the Experience of Asian Countries
Bangkok, Thailand (May, 2012)

IP Trainers Training Course
JPO/HIDA-AOTS, Tokyo, Japan (August - September 2008)

Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) 54th Annual Meeting / Conference
Adelaide, Australia (November 2007)

International Trademark Association (INTA) 128th Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada (May 2006)

JPO/IPR Training Course for Patent Experts
Japan Patent Office (JPO)/HIDA-AOTS, Tokyo, Japan (January 2005)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the PCT
Seoul, Korea (October 2002)

WIPO/CIPO Training on Client Service & Quality Management in the Delivery of Patent Service
Gatineau, Canada (May 2002)

1999-2001: Meetings of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation
Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta (1999-2001)

1999-2001: Meetings of the Experts Working Group on Patents
Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta (1999-2001)

WIPO Forum on the Impact of the PCT in Developing Countries
New Delhi, India (November 2000)

WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the PCT
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 1999)

WIPO-Japan Funds-in-Trust Program: IP Information and Office Automation
JPO, Tokyo, Japan (January 1999)

WIPO Asian Regional Advanced Training Program on Patent Search and Examination
JPO, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan (January 1994)

Seminar on Industrial Property System
Seoul, Korea (October 1988)

 

PHILIPPINES

2018: JPO/JIPII/IPAA Follow-up Seminar in the Philippines "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) COMPUTER-RELATED TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS"
Japan Patent Office (JPO) / Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII) or Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) / Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc. (IPAA), Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City (Nov. 13 - 14, 2018)

2017: Trademark Seminar: "Mark your Business Advantage: Introduction to Trademarks"
IPO Philippines , IPOPHL, Intellectual Property Center (Aug. 9, 2017)

2017: INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY AMIDST CLIMATE THREAT SEMINAR Agricultural Training Institure, Department of Agriculture, BOI Bldg., Makati City (Nov. 17, 2017)

2016: JPO/JIPII/IPAA Follow-up Seminar in the Philippines "Technology Protection and IPR in Healthcare"
Japan Patent Office (JPO) / Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII) or Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) / Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc. (IPAA), Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City (Nov. 15 - 16, 2016)

2016: Meeting/Conference with Delegation/Consultants/Officials from Korean Intellectual Property Assocation (KIPA) and Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), Filipino Inventors Society, Inc. (FIS), and IPO Philippines for the Project : the Development of a Guidebook or an IP Business Manual for MSMEs
IPO Philippines / Korean Intellectual Property Assocation (KIPA) & Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), IPO Philippines, McKinley, Taguig City (Jul. 19, 2016)

2013: Seminar on the Better Use of MADRID PROTOCOL for Trademark Owners & IP Attorneys
IPO Philippines & World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), New World Hotel, Makati City (Nov. 21 - 22, 2013)

2011: High Level Forum on Innovation Opportunities in the Philippines
International IP Institute & USPTO, Shangri-la Hotel, Makati City (March 11, 2011)

2011 JPAA IP Practitioners Seminar
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), New World Hotel, Makati City (Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 2011)

2010: IPR Seminar on Protection of Intellectual Property & Enforcement of IP Laws
IP Alumni Association Inc. (JPO Program), Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City (November 22-23, 2010)

2010: IPR Seminar on Economic Development Through Industrial Property
IP Alumni Association Inc. (JPO Program), Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City (January 25-26, 2010)

2007: Philippine Society of Cosmetic Science (PSCS) 27th Anniversary Seminar
Heritage Hotel, Makati City (November 2007)

2006: Patent Claim Drafting Workshop
Makati City (July 2006)

2005: Patent Drafting Workshop
Dusit Hotel, Makati City (October 2005)

2005: Basic Seminar on Intellectual Property (As Lecturer)
Splash Corporation (June 2005)

2004: Seminar on the Prosecution of Inter Partes and Intellectual Property Violation Cases
Before the Bureau of Legal Affairs
Intellectual Property Office, Makati City (November 2004)

2004: Economic Impact of Intellectual Property Rights
Shangrila, Makati City (October 2004)

2004: Benefits and Advantages of the PCT (As Lecturer)
RCBC Plaza, Makati City (May 2004)

2003: National Seminar on the PCT (As Lecturer)
Discovery Suite, Pasig City (October 2003)

2003: Training on the Preparation of Implementation Completion Report for Foreign Assisted Projects
NEDA, Mandaluyong City (January 2003)

2002: Intellectual Property Rights in the Software and Wireless Industry (As Resource Speaker)
Makati City (June 2002)

2002: Seminar on IP Rights for Electronic Association of the Philipines: How Can the IPO Help Philippine SMEs Engage in Original Product Design (As Presentor)
Makati City (June 2002)

2002: WIPO National Roving Seminar on the PCT (As Lecturer)
Davao City and Cebu City (April 2002)

2001: Basic Seminar on PCT for the National Inventor and Innovator Technical Conference (As Lecturer)
Cebu City, (November 2001)

1999: Seminar on Intellectual for for DOST (As Resource Speaker)
AIM, Makati City (September 1999)

1991-1992: Patent Information Seminars for Academe and Inventors organized by BPTTT (As Lecturer)
Manila and Cebu (1991-1992)

 

 

 

 

 

 
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