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Editha R Hechanova

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Hechanova Bugay & Vilchez Lawyers

GF Chemphil Bldg.
851 Antonio Arnaiz Ave.
Makati City 1223, Philippines

Tel: +632-812-6561
Fax: +632-888-4290
mail@hechanova.com.ph
www.hechanova.com.ph



Atty. Editha R Hechanova is the managing partner of the Hechanova Bugay & Vilchez law offices which specialises in intellectual property, corporate, and immigration law. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Hechanova & Co., Inc. which handles trademark and patent prosecution, copyright and domain name registrations, trademark valuation, searches, and other non-contentious intellectual property matters. She graduated from the University of the East with a business degree, majoring in Accounting, magna cum laude. She is a Certified Public Accountant. She obtained her law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, and has a Certificate in Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific. She passed the Patent Agent Qualifying Examination (PAQE), 2008 given by the Intellectual Property Office on July 30 2008. Her experience covers both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, e.g., IP enforcement, border control, licensing, due diligence, trademarks and patents prosecution, copyright, patent and trademark litigation. Atty. Hechanova is an accredited mediator at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), a court annexed mediator at the Court of Appeals, and a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the International Trademark Association (INTA).  She is also an accredited arbitrator of the IPOPHL which launched its arbitration program in April, 2011.