Mila Federis

Philippines

Federis & Associates Law Offices
Suites 2004 & 2005, 88 Corporate Center
Valero corner Sedeño Streets
Makati City 1227, Philippines

Tel: +632 889 6197 ext. 306

Email: mfederis@federislaw.com.ph
Web: www.federislaw.com.ph

Mila Federis is the co-founder and managing partner of Federis & Associates Law Office, a leading boutique Philippines based law firm whose practice is exclusively focused on IP law.

Ms. Federis works with clients from a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, hotel, leisure, electronics, automotive, telecommunications and IT. Her extensive experience in an IP-focused practice involves copyright, trademark and design prosecution, enforcement, licensing, advertising and privacy issues. She manages a range of trademark work, from clearance to prosecution and maintenance. Her enforcement work includes cease and desist letter campaigns, raids, coordination with government officials and court actions.

Ms. Federis began her IP career during her first job after law school. At that firm, she handled a large portfolio of trademark and patent applications. She also prepared pleadings and memoranda in trademark oppositions, interference, cancellations, unfair competition and trademark infringement actions. Furthermore, Ms. Federis collected and presented evidence in cases, prepared complaints and affidavits for search warrant applications and coordinated with criminal enforcement agents in raids against counterfeiters.

Her initial training in IP was supplemented by several years of experience working in a law firm in the United States with more than 120 lawyers. She managed the filing of trademark applications with the US Patents & Trademarks Office (USPTO). She also handled and coordinated applications filed in foreign jurisdictions, supervised trademark disputes in different countries, prepared and filed post-registration maintenance Affidavits of Use with the USPTO.

Ms. Federis is involved in committee work for professional organizations. She organized a roundtable conference for the International Trademark Association (INTA), moderated an INTA conference panel discussion and represented INTA at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation IP Rights Experts’ Group consultation. She is a regular contributor to INTA publications: Anti-Counterfeiting in Asia and the Pacific Rim, the International Oppositions GuideCountry Guides and the Madrid Practitioner’s Guide. Ms. Federis is also the regular contributor to the Getting the Deal Through: Patents Edition and Getting the Deal Through: Trademarks Edition.

At the firm, Ms. Federis counsels clients on all types of trademark, copyright and patent issues. She provides information on how the Philippine IP system works and shares her knowledge with clients about how to effectively navigate the system. Ms. Federis uses a strategic approach to obtain the maximum protection for clients’ intellectual property rights in the Philippines. Then, she utilizes creative methods to effectively enforce those rights.

Ms. Federis works with clients from a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, hotel, leisure, electronics, automotive, telecommunications and IT. Her extensive experience in an IP-focused practice involves copyright, trademark and design prosecution, enforcement, licensing, advertising and privacy issues. She manages a range of trademark work, from clearance to prosecution and maintenance. Her enforcement work includes cease and desist letter campaigns, raids, coordination with government officials and court actions.

Ms. Federis also works closely with the litigation team, preparing strategic approaches to resolving IP disputes. She formulates the theory and game plan, supervises the preparation of pleadings and argues difficult motions in court. She oversees settlement negotiations to ensure the protection of clients’ rights, while allowing contentious matters to be resolved under terms that allow clients to consider practical solutions that help in the timely execution of business plans.

Under her leadership, the litigation team has successfully obtained decisions conferring famous status on a number of trademarks, thereby ensuring wider legal protection for those marks and giving clients a stronger position against unauthorized users.

Over the past few years, Ms. Federis has been recognized as one of the top trademark practitioners in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia.

The WTR 1000 cites Ms. Federis as a “standout practitioner” and applauds her “IP nous and international experience”. In the most recent edition of the publication, she was praised as the “go-to enforcement lawyer” in the Philippines.

Chambers & Partners ranks Mile and the firm as one of the leading lawyers and firms in the Phillipines for IP Law. The review states: “Mila Federis of Federis & Associates is known to handle substantial IP portfolios. She has an exclusive focus on IP and has experience in copyright, trade marks and enforcements.

Ms. Federis has also been recognized by other legal publications, including the Asialaw Leading LawyersWho’s Who Legal: Trademarks EditionLegal’s Finest Patent EditionExpert GuidesGlobal Law Experts and IP Law Experts.

Federis is a boutique law firm in the Philippines, practicing exclusively in the field of intellectual property law.

It has been identified as one of the top law firms for patent prosecution by Managing IP, and cited by Asialaw Leading Lawyers as one of the leading experts in the the Asia-Pacific region. For more than 30 years it has served as the go-to firm for global brands and large corporations who are recognized leaders in their respective industries.

We boast a team of highly qualified attorneys, lawyers, licensed patent and trademark agents, engineers, paralegals and technical staff. The attorneys at Federis draw their skill and expertise from their unique experiences working exclusively in the field of intellectual property law.

We are proud of our reputation and look forward to the challenge of maintaining it every day—one satisfied client at a time.

Mila Federis of Federis & Associates is known to handle substantial IP portfolios. She has an exclusive focus on IP and has experience in copyright, trade marks and enforcements.”
Chambers & Partners