ATTY. OSCAR M. MANAHAN GRADUATED WITH BACHELOR OF ARTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN 1969 AND BACHELOR OF LAWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN 1973 AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE PHILIPPINE BAR IN 1974.

He has undoubtedly a proven track record of forty-eight (48) years of extensive and solid private law practice in various fields of Law and has been involved in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and enforcement.

He heads O. M. Manahan & Associates which services both local and multinational companies and the government. He is a member of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP), Intellectual Property Alumni Association, Inc. (IPAAI), Licensing Executives Society (LES) Philippines, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and the Philippine Bar Association (PBA).

He advocates Filipino awareness on the important role that the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection plays in the business and economy and its contribution to economic and technological growth.

Atty. Manahan’s goal is geared towards change for the Filipinos’ way of life via his breakthroughs in Intellectual Property Rights protection.