| CARGO
CLAIMS
The cause of action on cargo
claims for marine insurance companies is primarily based on Article
2207 of the Civil Code, which states that, "If the plaintiff's
property has been insured, and he has received indemnity from the
insurance company for the injury or loss arising out of the wrong
or breach of contract complained of, the insurance company shall
be subrogated to the rights of the insured against the wrongdoer
or the person who has violated the contract. If the amount paid
by the insurance company does not fully cover the injury or loss,
the aggrieved party shall be entitled to recover the deficiency
from the person causing the loss or injury."
Our clientele includes the
following marine insurance companies:
Allied Guarantee Insurance
Co., Inc.
Alpha Insurance & Surety Co., Inc.
Federal Phoenix Assurance Co., Inc.
General Accident Insurance Asia Ltd.
Malayan Insurance Co., Inc.
Oriental Insurance Co., Ltd. (India)
Philippine First Insurance Co., Inc.
Philippine Pryce Assurance Corp.
Pioneer Insurance & Surety Co., Inc.
Mafre Insurance Co. Provident Insurance Corp.
Prudential Guarantee Assurance Corp.
UCPB General Insurance
Our firm also represents uninsured
consignees of goods, e.g. Simon Enterprises, Inc. and Ben Cua Hian
Tek, among others.
For inquiries:
Tel. Nos. +632-5648400
/ +632-5648500 / +632-5648700
Fax. No. +632-5610457
E-mail: linlaw@pldtdsl.net
gerardlinsangan@pldtdsl.net
CREW CLAIMS
The employment contracts of Filipino Seafarers
are principally governed by the terms and conditions of the POEA
Standard Employment Contract, which guarantees their minimum rights,
benefits, and compensations. Sometimes, a collective bargaining
agreement is executed between the employers and the Associated Marine
Officers and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) which provides
for better rights, benefits, and compensations.
Due to the good fortune that
befalls us in handling crew claims, we try to return the favour
by charging the lowest professional fees. Best of all, Seafarers
and their families do not have to pay a single centavo until a successful
recovery. We are mindful that most, if not all, of our clients in
crew claims do not have money to spend on attorney's fees and legal
costs, hence, we make sure that they would not fall prey to unscrupulous
employers who may capitalize on their material weakness while their
cases are pending.
Since we have everything to
gain from big recoveries, and everything to lose in slow recoveries,
rest assured that we shall do our best to have the best and fastest
recovery for you under the circumstances.
For inquiries:
Tel. Nos. +632-5648400
/ +632-5648500 / +632-5648700
Fax. No. +632-5610457
E-mail: linlaw@pldtdsl.net
gerardlinsangan@pldtdsl.net
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The State recognizes that an
effective intellectual and industrial property system is vital to
the development of domestic and creative activity, facilitates transfer
of technology, attracts foreign investments, and ensures market
access for our products. It shall protect and secure the exclusive
rights of scientists, inventors, artists and other gifted citizens
to their intellectual property and creations, particularly when
beneficial to the people, for such periods as provided in Republic
Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines).
The use of intellectual property bears a social function. To this
end, the State shall promote the diffusion of knowledge and information
for the promotion of national development and progress and the common
good.
It is also the policy of the State to streamline administrative
procedures of registering patents, trademarks and copyright, to
liberalize the registration on the transfer of technology, and to
enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Philippines.
With our Atty.
Glenda M. Linsangan-Binoya heading the Intellectual Property
Department, we could competently and efficiently protect your intellectual
property rights (Copyright and Related Rights; Trademarks and Service
Marks; Geographic Indications; Industrial Designs; Patents; Layout-Designs
[Topographies] of Integrated Circuits; and Protection of Undisclosed
Information) within our jurisdiction.
We are a proud member of (a) Intellectual
Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP); (b) ASEAN
Intellectual Property Association (AIPA); (c) Asian
Patent Attorney's Association (APAA); (d) Association
International Pour la Protection dela Propriete Industrielle
(AIPPI); (e) International Trademark Association
(INTA); and, (f) Inter-Pacific Bar Association
(IPBA).
For inquiries:
Tel. Nos. +632-5648400 / +632-5648500 / +632-5648700
Fax. No. +632-5610457
E-mail: linlaw@pldtdsl.net
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