Atty. Edward King L. Chua is a Senior Associate with over eight (8) years of experience in the field of intellectual property law.
Atty. Chua has a strong patent practice covering both prosecution and litigation, leveraging his technical expertise and previous experience as a patent examiner to handle patent drafting, filing, and prosecution, Freedom to Operate searches, and patent invalidation for pharmaceutical and technology-based products with ease. He has successfully defended generic medicine manufacturers from patent infringement suits and cancelled evergreening patents covering essential medicines. He consistently conducts FTO searches on important active pharmaceutical ingredients for V&A Lawโs pharma clients and provides them with strategic advice on commercialization risks. Atty. Chua has also advised tech clients on defensive steps against potential infringement claims involving Standard Essential Patents.
Atty. Chua also handles the prosecution and maintenance of trademarks, and assists in trademark opposition, infringement, and unfair competition cases representing both local and foreign clients.
Before entering the legal practice, Atty. Chua was a patent examiner under the Chemical Technology Examining Division of the Bureau of Patents.