Prior to joining Federis & Associates Law Offices, Eric John G. Ibay spent eight years in the technical staff of the Bureau of Patents of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.
At Federis, Mr. Ibay’s main responsibilities include filing Declarations of Actual Use (DAU), Renewals of Trademark Registrations, and Recordals of Assignment or any documents affecting title or ownership of both patent and trademark matters with the IPO, receiving Office Actions issued by the IPO regarding DAU and Renewals, and preparing draft reports regarding Office Actions received from the IPO. He also mails Notices of Acceptance, Notices of Recordal, and Certificates of Renewal of Registration, verifies status of trademark registration, and acknowledges queries and data verifications.
Mr. Ibay graduated from Universidad de Manila (formerly City College of Manila) with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.