About

Managing partner, Atty. Vera has experience in general litigation and corporate counselling. He is currently specializing in intellectual property law with emphasis in Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents.

A graduate of the Ateneo Law School Class of 2001, Rod was mentored by Atty. Jose Mario C. Buñag when the latter had his own firm, Buñag & Associates and thereafter at the Bureau of Internal Revenue. At the BIR, Rod was the Technical Assistant under then Deputy Commissioner (now Commissioner) Buñag. Atty. Vera drafted legal opinions and reviewed decisions by the legal division of the BIR.

In 2004, Rod pursued a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Intellectual Property and Technology at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Presently, Rod is pursuing an advocacy of anti-piracy and protecting the IP rights of creative individuals and organizations in the Philippines. Atty. Vera is also of professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, School of Law where he is teaching intellectual property.

Some of firm’s clients in the Philippines include the rock bands Razorback, Wolfgang and DaPulis and several artists in the industry.

Also, I have joined the MAC family na (sort of). Got my son a Macbook Pro and my wife has the iPad….
Roderick P. Vera, JD, LLM | Managing Partner
Tel. +63.2.829.3102 | Cell. +63.917.884.8372

Vera & Associates
78 Lourdes Street, Teoville | Parañaque , Philippines 1720
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Member:
Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (AIPA)
Association Internationale Pour La Protection Dela Propriete Industrielle (AIPPI)