IP Expert

Overview

John Paul Gaba, or JP, is a partner of the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW). His primary practice areas are intellectual property law, e-commerce and cyberspace/IT law, and data protection/privacy and informational privacy.

Gaba graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration, cum laude, in 1998. He completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 2002. Mr. Gaba has published several chapters and articles, including: the Philippine chapter of the book International Copyright Law; A Practical Global Guide, published by Global Law and Business of U.K. (2013; 2022); the Philippine Chapter of the plc Cross-Broder Data Protection handbook 2010/2011 published by Practical Law PLC (U.K.); and A Survey of Philippine Supreme Court Cases On Electronic Evidence featured in CHIMO Magazine of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, among others.

Gaba also co-authored a legal research study entitled Old Laws, New Crimes?: A Framework for Cybercrime Legislation in The Philippines, which won the 2002 Prof. Maria Clara L. Campos Award for Best Paper in Commercial Law (University of the Philippines, College of Law). Gaba has also given lectures on various topics related to intellectual property protection, cyberspace law, cybercrimes, electronic evidence, and data protection, data security, and information privacy in continuing legal education courses offered in the Philippines. He has also served as Panellist and Moderator in a number of seminars and workshops for various topics concerning software protection, IP best practices and technology commercialization