Mr. Angeles is a Partner and heads the Intellectual Property (IP) Department. His practice also covers dispute resolution, data privacy, and tech law. He is listed as a notable practitioner in Dispute Resolution by the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.
Mr. Angeles specializes in patent prosecution for computer-implemented technologies, commercialization of IP assets, and IP rights enforcement. He has registered multiple patents involving blockchain, data science and artificial intelligence technologies.
In his commercial and construction arbitration and appellate litigation practice, he has successfully prosecuted claims before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and Construction Industry Arbitration Commission.
Mr. Angeles has appeared before the Philippine Supreme Court in high profile constitutional cases.
Mr. Angeles teaches intellectual property law at the University of the Philippines and Adamson University. He teaches Statutory Construction and Legal Philosophy at De la Salle University College of Law in its Manila and Dasmarinas Campuses. He is also a guest lecturer for the IP Academy of the Philippine Intellectual Property Office and an accredited lecturer for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Program of the Philippine Supreme Court.
Mr. Angeles earned his Master of Laws degree from Queen Mary, University of London as a Chevening Scholar with distinction. His postgraduate study focused on the law on artificial intelligence and technology, data privacy, intellectual property and its implications on fundamental rights.
He also attended the Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute studying current issues facing the media such as internet shutdowns, AI and tech regulation, and technology-driven misinformation.
He obtained his law degree from the University of the Philippines (2013, honors) and holds a degree in Chemistry from the Ateneo de Manila University (2007).
Chevening Scholar with Distinction
