Felicisimo Agas III
Biography
Felicisimo F. Agas III is a senior associate working in Quisumbing Torres’ Intellectual Property, Data and Technology Practice Group and a member of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Group. He has around 9 years of experience in a wide range of IP and IT corporate and litigation matters.
Prior to taking up law, he also worked as a logistics specialist in the Philippine subsidiary of a Swiss multinational food and beverage company. He graduated with honors, salutatorian in his class at the Ateneo de Manila Law School. He also worked as a Court Attorney for the Supreme Court, the highest court of the Philippine judiciary, in which he assisted in handling complex and novel cases involving IP, data privacy and other commercial law issues.
He actively participates as a speaker in various regional and local seminars and trainings on IP, IT and data privacy in the Philippines. He also teaches at the commercial law department of the Ateneo de Manila Law School, one of the most prestigious law schools in the Philippines. He has taught subjects on legal research and insurance law, and currently teaches Data Privacy Law in the same university.
Felicisimo was recently cited in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000 as a highly recommended individual for patents in the Philippines.
Practice Focus
Felicisimo’s practice focuses on intellectual property, information technology, and telecommunications.
He is experienced in matters related to intellectual property, particularly trademark registration, portfolio management and brand enforcement. He is likewise experienced in patent prosecution and litigation, and also regularly assists clients in crafting and implementing software piracy enforcement programs in the Philippines.
Felicisimo also counsels and assists clients on data privacy compliance matters, including the drafting, review and implementation of privacy programs and policies, reporting and management of security incidents, and other related matters. He also has extensive experience in assisting clients in complying with telecommunications regulatory requirements, and have represented various clients before the relevant regulators in the telecommunications and IT industries.
Professional Honors
- Highly Recommended Individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2024
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Bar Association - Member
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Member
Admissions
- Philippines (2016)
Education
- Ateneo de Manila University (JD, Salutatorian, with honors) (2015)
- Ateneo de Manila University (BS Management Engineering, with honors) (2010)