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Questions Final
Questions Final
Submitted by:
Agustin, Marjorie Anne Dominique C.
Clemente, Eliane D.
Luna, Jessa Mae
Majadas, Crystal Hannah A.
IRR4-TAX2
Submitted to:
Atty. Dante O. Dela Cruz
September 2016
4. After winning from a professional weightlifting event in Rio, the renowned Filipina
weightlifter Haidilyn arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport met by thousands
of fans and hundreds of media photographers. The next day, a colored photograph of
Haidilyn wearing a dri-fit shirt embroidered with 2-inch Adidas logo appeared on
billboards along EDSA. Adidas is an international company that manufactures sports
apparel and owns the Adidas trademark, decided to cash -in on the universal popularity of
the weightlifting icon. When Haidilyn saw the advertisement, she hired a lawyer and sued
Adidas before the Philippine court. Was there an infringement committed?
5. Ms. Jessica May Pascual, a very creative and artistic individual who is considered as a
well-known artist, has the following works covered by copyright:
Literary Works:
BOOKS
-BOOK 1 with co-authorship
-BOOK2 without co-authorship
Photograph of a UNICORN
Derivative work:
She has her own arrangement of the musical piece a Christmas Festival
House
c.
Ms. Pascual is paid to do the research and write about the topic published in the
book
BOOK2 is used as an Art textbook and is used by Professor X who:
a. Reproduced it to his class because it is expensive
b. Used the book for his research regarding Art styles and cited the information in the
book in his own research paper
Is there any violation with regard to Fair use of a copyrighted work?
6. Ms. Pascual sold her Photograph of a UNICORN to Mr. Joker who reproduced it and
made each copy reproduced framed and he hung it on the living room of his house in
Cavite, Nagtahan, and at Sydney Australia.
Is there infringement or is there any violation with regard to the fair usage of a
copyrighted work?
7. Malala Brooks is a famous performer and singer. Malala Brooks is under ABS-GMA
broadcasting company. She sang Im a Unicorn an original composition by her in a Tv
Show and that became a hit. ABS-GMA decided to produce an album with Malala
Brooks as the singer and it features that song.
Who owns the copyright on the song Im a Unicorn and what are the rights of Malala
Brooks and the Broadcasting Company?
8. Assuming the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks & Technology Transfer is to be abolished
and the following are present under the Bureau:
- unexpended funds and fees of P 1,000,000; Fines- P 200,000; Royalties- P 300,000;
Properties not used for any acquisitions- P 1,500,000,
-records of the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks & Technology Transfer,
What are to be transferred to the Office and how much would the unabsorbed personnel
receive considering the additional information below?
Additional information: There are no retirement benefits and there are absorbed
personnel of 18 and unabsorbed personnel of 7 with 25 years of service each. Their one
month basic salary is P 20,000.
9. On October 1, Mr. Dexter filed an application seeking registration on the Principal
Register for his trademark. He copied parts of the trademarks features from Ms.
Chicster's trademark. It is rejected by the examiner, thus amend the application to the
Supplementary Register. On Nov. 1, Ms. Chicster had her trademark registered with the
Principal Register. Neither Mr. Dexter nor Ms. Chicster was aware of both registration
made by them. To whose registration of trademark is valid?
Special Economic Zone Questions:
1. Are the transactions within or without the EcoZone area subject to the national and local
taxes?
2. In Zamboanga City Economic Zone (ZamboEcoZone) specifically at MAMASAPANO,
Maguindanao efforts to turn the town into a model community of long-term development
are being exerted. If the PEZA Administrator opted to ask for help from private
companies and if they succeeded on their partnership what would be the treatment
between the transactions from the EcoZone and the private companies?
3. Can the West Philippine Sea be considered as an EcoZone?
4. Can a foreign investor within the ECOZONE be granted a permanent residence status in
the Philippines?
5. In 2013, the City of Tacloban was devastated by the strongest tropical cyclone ever
recorded, Typhoon Haiyan killing 100 people and many more injured. Some houses and
infrastructures in Tacloban were completely destroyed. Communications and roads were
cut
off
and
the
airport
is
completely
ruined
by
storm
surges.