IP Expert

Overview

Ms. Quirino specializes in intellectual property, licensing and franchising, trademarks, copyrights, and patents. In 2018, she was considered as a Senior Statesman for Intellectual Property by Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers & Partners. Ms. Quirino wrote a number of legal articles, including the
Philippine Chapters of:

• International Copyright law A Practical Global Guide, published by Global Law and Business of U.K. in 2013; and,
• The PLC Cross-Border Data Protection handbook, published by Practical Law PLC of U.K. in 2011.

Ms. Quirino held key positions in various associations such as the ASEAN Law Association, the ASEAN-Intellectual Property Association (President and Councilor), the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (Vice-President and Councilor), Association Internationale pour la Protection de Propriete
Industrielle (Exco), the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Vice-Chair for IP Committee), the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (President and Chairman), and the Intellectual Property Foundation, Inc. (Treasurer). She represented the Philippines in the 1992-1993 meetings, organized by WIPO in Geneva, of the “Committee of Experts on the Harmonization of Laws for the Protection of Marks” in preparation for the Trademark Law Treaty. She also serves as director and officer of various corporations.

Aleli Angela G. Quirino serves as an inspiring story for women to continue striving for excellence at whatever stage they are in life. Despite having joined the legal industry at the age of 40, she was made Partner at the Firm in just five (5) years and is a key figure in the establishment of the Intellectual Property Department in ACCRALAW. The IP practice, not as active as it is today, started as a part of an administrative department that handled special projects. She believed and strongly advocated that it was only a matter of time that the IP Practice will significantly grow and will need the manpower and administrative support given a full-blown division. Ms. Quirino has served as the Head of the Firm’s IP Practice from 1992 to 2007. Ms. Quirino was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1985 and is a member of the Makati City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.