IP Expert

Overview

John Paul Gaba, or JP, is a Partner of the Angara Abello Concepcion Relala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW). His primary practice areas are Intellectual Property Law, E-Commerce and Cyberspace/IT Law, and Data Protection/Privacy and Informational Privacy. Mr. Gaba graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration, cum laude, in 1998. He completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 2002. Mr. Gaba has published several chapters and articles, including: the Philippine chapter of the book "International Copyright Law; A Practical Global Guide", published by Global Law and Business of U.K. (2013); the "Philippine Chapter of the pLC Cross-Broder Data Protection handbook 2010/2011" published by Practical Law PLC (U.K.); A Survey of Philippine Supreme Court Cases On Electronic Evidence" featured in CHIMO Magazine of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, among others. Mr. Gaba also co-authored a legal reserach study entitled "Old Laws, New Crimes?: A Framework for Cybercrime Legislation in The Philippines" which won the 2002 Prof. Maria Clara L. Campos Award for Best Paper in Commercial Law (University of the Philippines, College of Law). Mr. Gaba has also given lectures on various topics related to Intellectual Property protection, cyberspace law, cybercrimes, electronic evidence, and data protection, data security, and information privacy in Continuing Legal Education courses offered in the Philippines. He has also served as Panelist and Moderator in a number of seminars and workshops for various topics concerning software protection, IP best practices, and technology commercialization strategies. He is currently appointed to the Corps of Professors of the Philippine Judicial Academy - the educational/training arm of the Supreme Court of the Philippines - and conducts lectures for aspiring and current members of the judiciary on the same topics. He is currently one of the Philippine Councilors of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association, and the incoming President of the Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc,. He is also a member of the Asian Patent Attorney Association, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines, and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Quezon City Chapter. Mr. Gaba is currently a Regular Member of the Philippine Supreme Court Subcommittee on E-Commerce and a Regular Resource Person of the Philippine Supreme Court Subcommittee on Notaries Public, with focus on electornic notarization.