Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan Law Offices – Davao Branch

Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan (SVBB) Law Offices is one of the Philippines’ leading law firms, established on August 1, 1976 in Makati City by Atty. Ignacio S. Sapalo — a former Director of the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks, Technology & Transfer — and co-founder Atty. Eugene A. Tan. The firm built its national reputation on intellectual property work and has since expanded across the country, opening its Davao City branch on August 8, 2009 at J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City.

Today the firm is led by Managing Partner Atty. Augusto R. Bundang and Co-Managing Partner Atty. Neptali L. Bulilan, a licensed mechanical engineer and former patent examiner who heads the IP department. Recognized by Asia IP Law and IP Stars as a leading Philippine IP firm, SVBB offers services spanning intellectual property prosecution and enforcement, maritime and admiralty law, labor, corporate, tax, immigration, and energy and environmental law. The firm is also recognized for pro bono representation of seafarers.