Edmund is the Managing Partner of Baranda and Associates, a member of the Rouse Network, and a Principal and Country Manager of our Philippines business.

Edmund is an IP lawyer in the Philippines with more than 22 years' experience. He is also a qualified Patent Agent.

Edmund has extensive experience in drafting patent specifications, advising on freedom-to-operate searches and prosecuting local and international patent applications. He is also involved in patent litigation, particularly patent cancellation and patent infringement actions in the pharmaceutical field. Edmund also has expertise in trademark and copyright litigation.

• BSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines
• LLB, University of the Philippines
• LLM, University of Michigan Law School, United States
• Passed examination in drafting patent specifications administered by the Federation Internationale Des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI)
• Philippine Patent Agent (Chemical Field), administered by the Philippine Intellectual Property Office with the assistance of the European Patent Office

• Integrated Bar of the Philippines
• New York Bar, USA

• WTR 1000: Gold - Enforcement and Litigation (2023-2025), Silver - Enforcement and Litigation (2021-2022), Bronze - Enforcement and Litigation (2015, 2016, 2020)
• Chambers & Partners: Notable Practitioner - Band 1 (2023-2026), Notable Practitioner (2015-2016, 2018)
• IAM Patent 1000: Gold (2024-2025), Highly Recommended (2021), Global Leader (2020), Recommended (2016-2018)
• Legal 500: Leading Partner (2025), Leading Individual (2021-2024), Practice Head (2020), Recommended (2015-2017)
• MIP IP Stars: Trademark Star (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025), IP Star and Trademark Star (2016, 2024), IP Star (2014-2015)
• Who’s Who Legal: Recommended - Trademarks (2023-2024)
• IAM Global Leader, 2022
• The Philippines Top 100 Lawyers 2018, Asia Business Law Journal

Rouse in Profile: Edmund Baranda

• Litigation
• Patent & Technologies
• Copyright
• Arbitration
• Mediation