Biography
Jan Michael C. Sumalde is a licensed chemist with courses in business studies. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked as a research development chemist for the hair care cosmetics and fragrance market, as an information analyst of chemical information found in journal articles, and as a researcher for Chinese and English patents.
His work experience includes prior art search, and drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent, industrial design and utility model applications. He is also adept in monitoring patent annuities and industrial design renewals.
