About Patricia A. O. Bunye

Patricia A. O. Bunye is the managing partner of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia, and is the head of its mining and natural resources department and of the energy practice group. She is also a partner in the intellectual property (IP) department. Her IP practice is focused on trade marks and IP commercialisation, including licensing and franchising, and on the registration of food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. She is also recognised among the foremost mining lawyers in the Philippines. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law and her degree in Bachelor of Science, Major in Legal Management from the same University.