Bienvenido I Somera Jr

Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr. heads V&A Law’s Intellectual Property Department. He is well-recognized as an authority in the field of Intellectual Property in the Philippines and is consistently recognized by various domestic and international legal publications.

With over thirty years of experience, Bienvenido has expertise in handling all facets of IP law, from prosecution to enforcement, litigation and commercialization of traditional as well as novel IP matters. Following the end of his term as V&A Law’s Managing Partner in 2015, Somera has since focused his efforts on broadening the already diverse patent and trademark portfolio of the Firm. He devotes particular attention to sharpening the IP Department’s expertise in specific practice areas of IP law, particularly, patent and trademark litigation and copyright protection which have served to distinguish V&A Law from its counterparts in the Philippines.

Somera has held and continues to occupy key positions in local and international IP organizations as well as in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.