Ang vs. TeodoroG.R. No. L-48226December 14, 1942Facts:

R e s p o n d e n t   T o r i b i o   T e o d o r o ,   h a s continuously used
"Ang Tibay," both as at r a d e - m a r k a n d a s a t r a d e - n a m e , i n
t h e manufacture and sale of slippers,
shoes,a n d   i n d o o r   b a s e b a l l s   s i n c e   1 9 1 0 . Petitione
r, Ana L. Ang, registered the sametrade-mark "Ang Tibay" for pants and
shirtso n   A p r i l   1 1 ,   1 9 3 2 ,   a n d   e s t a b l i s h e d   a factory for the
manufacture of said articlesin the year 1937. In the following year
her gross sales amounted
to P422,682.09.T h e   R e s p o n d e n t   f i l e d   a   p e t i t i o n   f o r   t h e c a n c e l
lation of the trademark of thep e t i t i o n e r   o n   t h
e   g r o u n d s   t h a t   t h e respondent’s trade mark “Ang Tibay" is nota
descriptive term, it acquired secondarymeaning since he was using it since
1910and pants and shirt of the
petitioner andt h e   r e s p o n d e n t ’ s   s h o e s   s l i p p e r s ,   s h o e s , a n d   i n d o o r  
baseballs are related goods.Respondent contends that the petit
ioner n e v e r   h a d   s p e n t   a   s i n g l e   c e n t a v o adverti
s i n g   " A n g   T i b a y "   s h i r t s   a n d   p a n t s prior to 1938.T h e T r i a l C o u r t h e l d
that the products of the parties in this case were not
r e l a t e d goods.T h e   C o u r t   o f   A p p e a l s   R e v e r s e d   t h e decisio
n of the Trial Court.
Issue:
a)WON Ang Tibay is a Descriptive name?b ) W O N A n g
T i b a y   t r a d e   n a m e a c q u i r e d secondary meaning?c ) W O N P a n t s
and shirt of the
p e t i t i o n e r   a n d   t h e   s h o e s   s l i p p e r s ,   s h o e s ,   a n d indoor
baseballs are related goods?
Ruling:
"Ang Tibay" is not a descriptive term withint h e m e a n i n g o f t h e T r a d e -
M a r k L a w b u t r a t h e r a f a n c i f u l o r c o i n e d p h r a s e w h i c h may
properly and legally be appropriateda s   a   t r a d e -
mark or trade-name. Thep h r a s e   " a n g   t i b a y "  
i s   n e v e r   u s e d adjectively to define or describe an object.“Ang
Tibay”, being neither geographic
nor d e s c r i p t i v e ,   w a s   o r i g i n a l l y   c a p a b l e   o f   exclusive appro
priation as a trade-mark,a c q u i r e d   a   p r o p r i e t a r y   c o n n o t a t i o n  
b y r e s p o n d e n t ' s   l o n g   a n d   e x c l u s i v e   u s e   o f   said phrase with reference
to his productsand his business.No, the mere relation or association of
thea r t i c l e s   i s   n o t   c o n t r o l l i n g .   T h e u n
interrupted and exclusive use since1910 of respondent's 
r e g i s t e r e d   t r a d e - mark on slippers and shoes manufacturedby him, , it
has come to indicate the
origina n d   o w n e r s h i p   o f   s a i d   g o o d s . T h e   c o u r t held that the selection
by petitioner of thesame trade-mark for pants and shirts wasmotivated by
a desire to get a free ride
ont h e   r e p u t a t i o n   a n d   s e l l i n g   p o w e r   i t   h a s acquired at the hands
of the respondent.Doctrine: the test employed by the courtsto determine
whether noncompeting goodsare or are not of the same class if they areso
dissimilar or so foreign to each other
ast o   m a k e   i t   u n l i k e l y   t h a t   t h e   p u r c h a s e r   would think the first
user made the seconduser's goods.
Lim Hoa vs. Directors of PatentsG.R. No. L-8072. October 31, 1956Facts:
Petitioner, Lim Hoa, filed with the PatentOffice an application for the
registration of a trademark, consisting of a
representationo f   t w o   m i d g e t   r o o s t e r s   i n   a n   a t t i t u d e   o f   c o m b a t  
w i t h   t h e   w o r d   “ B a n t a m ”   p r i n t e d above them, he claiming that he
had
useds a i d   t r a d e m a r k   o n   a   f o o d   s e a s o n i n g product.T h e   A
gricom Development Co., Inc., ad o m e s t i c   c o r p o r a t i o
n ,   o p p o s e d   t h e application on several grounds, amongoth
ers, that the trademark sought to beregistered was confusingly 
similar to its