INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS

Atty. Bruneson I. Alabastro, CPA

First Semester, A.Y. 2018 – 2019
Jose Maria College – College of Law

Main References:
1. Essentials of Intellectual Property Law (2016) by Ernesto C. Salao
2. Also read the chapter on the Intellectual Property Code from the book
Commercial Law Review (2015) by Cesar L. Villanueva & Gabriel S.
Villanueva
3. Codal Provisions:
a. The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (R.A. No. 8293 as
amended by RA 9150, 9502, and 10372) 2015 Edition.
http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/laws-issuances-treaties/ip-laws
b. Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases (A.M.
No. 10-3-10-SC.).
http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/images/IPEnforcement/Supreme_Court_Rules_
on_Procedure_for_IPR_Cases.pdf

Course Outline:
I. Introduction – essential characteristics of IP and guiding principles on IPC
II. Intellectual Property Office (Structure and Jurisdiction)
III. Law on Patents
IV. Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names
V. Law on Copyrights and other related rights
VI. Special Rules of Procedure in Intellectual Property Cases

Grade Computation:

Weight: Grade Item: Coverage:

25% Prelim Exam Introduction to Law on Patents
25% Midterm Exam Law on Trademarks to Law on
Copyrights and other related rights
25% Final Exam Special Rules of Procedure
25% Recitations/Digests/Assignments *For the entire semester
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INTRODUCTION:
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY &
GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE

➢ Article 712 of the New Civil Code

➢ Art. II, Sec. 20 and Art. XIV, Sec. 13 of the 1987 Constitution c.f. Sec 2 of RA 8293, as amended
➢ Article 414 of the New Civil Code
o Note: Joint IPOPHL-NCIP Administrative Order No. 01, 2016
➢ Art. III, Sec 1 of the 1987 Constitution

G.R. No. 120961 October 17, 1996 DISTILLERIA WASHINGTON, INC. or WASHINGTON
1 DISTILLERY, INC. vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF
APPEALS and LA TONDEÑA DISTILLERS, INC.
2
G.R. No. 139300 March 14, 2001 AMIGO MANUFACTURING, INC., vs. CLUETT PEABODY
CO., INC.,
G.R. No. 121267 October 23, 2001 SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES, LTD. , vs.
3 COURT OF APPEALS and DANLEX RESEARCH
LABORATORIES, INC., .

➢ Trade Secrets under Section 4 of RA 8293, as amended

4 G.R. No. 172835 December 13, 2007 AIR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, vs. PENNSWELL, INC.

➢ Section 242, 240 of RA 8293, as amended

G.R. No. 154342 July 14, 2004 MIGHTY CORPORATION and LA CAMPANA FABRICA DE
5 TABACO, INC., vs. E. & J. GALLO WINERY and THE
ANDRESONS GROUP, INC.,
G.R. No. 114508 November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, vs. COURT OF APPEALS,
DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
6 CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 159938 March 31, 2006 SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT,
LTD., SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC., MAKATI
7
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL & RESORT, INC., AND KUOK
PHILIPPINES PROPERTIES, INC., vs. DEVELOPERS
GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.,

➢ Article II, Sec. 2 and Article VII, Sec. 21 of the 1987 Constitution c.f. Sec 3 and 232 of RA 8293, as
amended

G.R. No. 100098
8 TRADEMARKS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER and H.D.
9 G.R. No. 118295
G.R. No. 114508
10
G.R. No. 204605
11
December 29, 1995 EMERALD GARMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,
vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, BUREAU OF PATENTS,
LEE COMPANY, INC.,
May 2, 1997 TAÑADA V. ANGARA
November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, vs. COURT OF APPEALS,
DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
CORPORATION,
July 19, 2016 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES vs. HON. PAQUITO OCHOA, IN HIS
CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, et al.

➢ Theories on Intellectual Property Protection

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G.R. No. 113388 September 5, 1997 ANGELITA MANZANO, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, and
12
MELECIA MADOLARIA, as Assignor to NEW UNITED
FOUNDRY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 195956 March 11, 2015 ABS-CBN CORPORATION, vs. FELIPE GOZON, GILBERTO
R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L. FLORES, JESSICA A. SORO,
13
GRACE DELA PENA-REYES, JOHN OLIVER T.
MANALASTAS, JOHN DOES AND JANE DOES,
G.R. No. 114508 November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, vs. COURT OF APPEALS,
14 DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 175769- January 19, 2009 ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, vs.
70 PHILIPPINE MULTI-MEDIA SYSTEM, INC., CESAR G.
15 REYES, FRANCIS CHUA (ANG BIAO), MANUEL F.
ABELLADA, RAUL B. DE MESA, AND ALOYSIUS M.
COLAYCO,
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, vs.
16 SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
MARKETING, INCORPORATED,

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

(STRUCTURE & JURISDICTION)
➢ Jurisdiction of the Director General

G.R. No. 179127 December 24, 2008 IN-N-OUT BURGER, INC., vs. SEHWANI,
17 INCORPORATED AND/OR BENITA’S FRITES, INC.,
G.R. No. 167715 November 17, 2010 PHIL PHARMAWEALTH, INC., vs. PFIZER, INC. and
18 PFIZER (PHIL.) INC.,
G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), vs. DIRECTOR
19 EMMA C. FRANCISCO (in ger capacity as DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE),
DIRECTOR EPIFANIO M. VELASCO (in his capacity as the
DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PATENTS, and
THERAPHARMA, INC.,
20 G.R. No. 186967 January 18, 2017 DIVINA PALAO, vs. FLORENTINO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

➢ Appeals from the IPO to the Court of Appeals

21 G.R. No. 206779 April 20, 2016 LEVI STRAUSS vs. ATTY. RICARDO R. BLANCAFLOR
G.R. No. 217194 September 6, 2017 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS, NESTLE, S.A vs. PUREGOLD
22 PRICE CLUB, INC.

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LAW ON PATENTS
➢ Concept of Novelty

23 G.R. No. 14101 September 24, 1919 ANGEL VARGAS vs. F. M. YAPTICO & CO. (Ltd.)
24 G.R. No L-36650 January 27, 1933 ANGEL VARGAS, vs. PETRONILA CHUA, ET AL.
G.R. No. 38010. December 21, 1933. PATRICK HENRY FRANK and WILLIAM HENRY GOHN,
25 v. G. KOSUYAMA
G.R. L-45101 November 28, 1986 ROSARIO C. MAGUAN (formerly ROSARIO C. TAN), vs.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and SUSANA
26 LUCHAN,
G.R. No. 113388 September 5, 1997 ANGELITA MANZANO, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, and
MELECIA MADOLARIA, as Assignor to NEW UNITED
27 FOUNDRY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,

➢ Concept of Inventive Step

G.R. No. L- January 30, 1982 DOMICIANO A. AGUAS, vs. CONRADO G. DE LEON and
28 32160 COURT OF APPEALS

➢ Registration of Utility Models

G.R. No. 161295 June 29, 2005 JESSIE G. CHING, vs. WILLIAM M. SALINAS, SR.,
WILLIAM M. SALINAS, JR., JOSEPHINE L. SALINAS,
29
JENNIFER Y. SALINAS, ALONTO SOLAIMAN SALLE,
JOHN ERIC I. SALINAS, NOEL M. YABUT (Board of
Directors and Officers of WILAWARE PRODUCT
CORPORATION),

➢ Right of Priority

G.R. L-24919 January 28, 1980 JAMES HOWARD BOOTHE and JOHN MORTON, II, vs.
30 THE DIRECTOR OF PATENTS
G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), vs. DIRECTOR
31 EMMA C. FRANCISCO (in ger capacity as DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE),
DIRECTOR EPIFANIO M. VELASCO (in his capacity as
the DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PATENTS, and
THERAPHARMA, INC.,

➢ Divisional Applications

G. R. No.126627 August 14, 2003 SMITH KLINE BECKMAN CORPORATION, vs. THE
1 HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and TRYCO PHARMA
CORPORATION,

➢ Procedure for Application

G.R. L-24919 January 28, 1980 JAMES HOWARD BOOTHE and JOHN MORTON, II, vs.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF PATENTS
G.R. No. 113407 July 12, 2000 LOTHAR SCHUARTZ, FRIEDEL VERDERBERG, UDOLF
3 KUEHNE, DIETER FISCHER, JOHN BERNARD WATKINS,
HARRY GREAVES, CHEN WOO CHIN, YOSHIMI

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IWASAKI, FABIO CARLI, MORTIMER THOMPSON,
MALCOLM JOHN LAW, MICHIBAZU OCHI, KENJI
SHIGEMATSU, ENI SHINOZAKI, ROBERT CABI-AKMAN,
4 ARTHUR SPRENGER, REMY SIMOND and HEINRICH
EVBERGGER vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS
(SPECIAL FIFTH DIVISION) and THE BUREAU OF
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

➢ Confidentiality before Publication; Rights granted to patent holder

G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), vs. DIRECTOR
EMMA C. FRANCISCO (in ger capacity as DIRECTOR
5 GENERAL OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE),
DIRECTOR EPIFANIO M. VELASCO (in his capacity as
the DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PATENTS, and
THERAPHARMA, INC.,

➢ Rights of a Patentee; Limitations on Patent Rights

G.R. No. 149907 April 16, 2009 ROMA DRUG and ROMEO RODRIGUEZ, as Proprietor of
ROMA DRUG, vs. THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF
6 GUAGUA, PAMPANGA, THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR
OF PAMPANGA, BUREAU OF FOOD & DRUGS (BFAD)
and GLAXO SMITHKLINE,

➢ Who may sue for patent infringement?

7 G.R. No. L-1816 April 17, 1906 CARLOS GSELL, vs. VALERIANO VELOSO YAP-JUE, .
8
G.R. No. 118708 February 2, 1998 CRESER PRECISION SYSTEMS, INC., vs. COURT OF
APPEALS AND FLORO INTERNATIONAL CORP.,

➢ Injunction and rights of a patentee

G.R. No L-27361 May 29, 1981 PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY v. DOCTORS'
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and V-LAB DRUGHOUSE
9 CORPORATION

➢ Process Patent Infringement; Doctrine of Mechanical Equivalents

10 G.R. No. L-1816 April 17, 1906 CARLOS GSELL, vs. VALERIANO VELOSO YAP-JUE, .

➢ Patent Infringement; Tests of Infringement

G.R. L-45101 November 28, 1986 ROSARIO C. MAGUAN (formerly ROSARIO C. TAN),
11 vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and SUSANA
LUCHAN,
G.R. No. 97343 September 13, 1993 PASCUAL GODINES, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF
APPEALS, SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION and SV-AGRO
12 ENTERPRISES, INC.,
G.R. No. 115106 March 15, 1996 ROBERTO L. DEL ROSARIO, vs. COURT OF APPEALS
13
AND JANITO CORPORATION,
G. R. No.126627 August 14, 2003 SMITH KLINE BECKMAN CORPORATION, vs. THE
14 HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and TRYCO PHARMA
CORPORATION,
15 G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, vs.

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SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
MARKETING, INCORPORATED,
G.R. No. 167715 November 17, 2010 PHIL PHARMAWEALTH, INC., vs. PFIZER, INC. and
16 PFIZER (PHIL.) INC.,

➢ Voluntary Licensing

G.R. No. L-4572 May 22, 1953 DOLORITO M. FELICIANO and MAXIMO B. TAPINIO,
17 MELITON D ALBAÑA, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF PATENT

➢ Compulsory Licensing

G.R. No L-22221 August 31, 1965 PARKE, DAVIS and COMPANY vs. DOCTORS'
18
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ET AL.
G.R. No L-27004 August 16, 1983 PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY, vs. DOCTOR'S
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and TIBURCIO S. EVALLE, in
19
his capacity as Director of Patents
G.R. No. 82542 September 29, 1988 BARRY JOHN PRICE, JOHN WATSON CLITHERON and
20 JOHN BRADSHAW, Assignors to ALLEN & HANBURYS,
LTD., vs. UNITED LABORATORIES
G.R. No. 121867 July 24, 1997 SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES, LTD., vs.
COURT OF APPEALS, BUREAU OF PATENTS,
21 TRADEMARKS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER and
DOCTORS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
G.R. No. 121267 October 23, 2001 SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES, LTD. , vs.
COURT OF APPEALS and DANLEX RESEARCH
22 LABORATORIES, INC., .
G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), vs. DIRECTOR
EMMA C. FRANCISCO (in ger capacity as DIRECTOR
23 GENERAL OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE),
DIRECTOR EPIFANIO M. VELASCO (in his capacity as
the DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PATENTS, and
THERAPHARMA, INC.,

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LAW ON TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES

➢ Trademarks, in general

G.R. No. 115758 March 19, 2002 ELIDAD C. KHO, doing business under the name and
style of KEC COSMETICS LABORATORY, vs. HON.
24 COURT OF APPEALS, SUMMERVILLE GENERAL
MERCHANDISING and COMPANY, and ANG TIAM
CHAY,

➢ Ownership of Registered Marks

G.R. No. 159938 March 31, 2006 SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT,
LTD., SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC., MAKATI
25 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL & RESORT, INC., AND KUOK
PHILIPPINES PROPERTIES, INC., vs. DEVELOPERS
GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.,
G.R. No. 183404 October 13, 2010 BERRIS AGRICULTURAL CO., INC., vs. NORVY
26 ABYADANG,
G.R. No. 184850 October 20, 2010 E.Y. INDUSTRIAL SALES, INC. and ENGRACIO YAP,
27
vs. SHEN DAR ELECTRICITY AND MACHINERY CO.,
LTD.,
G.R. No. 185830 June 5, 2013 ECOLE DE CUISINE MANILLE (CORDON BLEU OF THE
28 PHILIPPINES), INC., vs. RENAUD COINTREAU & CIE
and LE CORDON BLEU INT'L., B.V.,
G.R. No. 194307 November 20, 2013 BIRKENSTOCK ORTHOPAEDIE GMBH AND CO. KG
(formerly BIRKENSTOCK ORTHOPAEDIE GMBH), vs.
29
PHILIPPINE SHOE EXPO MARKETING
CORPORATION,

➢ Sec. 123.1; Marks which cannot be registered; doctrine of secondary meaning

G.R. No. 185917 June 1, 2011 FREDCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION vs.

30 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
(HARVARD UNIVERSITY)
31 G.R. No. L-48226 December 14, 1942 ANA L. ANG, vs. TORIBIO TEODORO,
G.R. No. L-26966 October 30, 1970 DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., , vs. NATIONAL
1 DEVELOPMENT CO., .
G.R. No. 103543 July 5, 1993 ASIA BREWERY, INC., vs.
2 THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS and SAN MIGUEL
CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
3 INDUSTRIES, INC., vs. L.C. BIG MAK BURGER, INC.,
FRANCIS B. DY, EDNA A. DY, RENE B. DY, WILLIAM
B. DY, JESUS AYCARDO, ARACELI AYCARDO, and
GRACE HUERTO,
G.R. No. 190706 July 21, 2014 SHANG PROPERTIES REALTY CORPORATION
(formerly THE SHANG GRAND TOWER
4
CORPORATION) and SHANG PROPERTIES, INC.
(formerly EDSA PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.), vs.
ST. FRANCIS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,

➢ Sec. 123.1 (D, E and F); marks which cannot be registered; concept of related goods

5 G.R. No. L-29971 August 31, 1982 ESSO STANDARD EASTERN, INC., vs. THE

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HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ** and UNITED
CIGARETTE CORPORATION
G.R. No. 192294 November 21, 2012 GREAT WHITE SHARK ENTERPRISES, INC., vs.
6 DANILO M. CARALDE, JR.
G.R. No. 209843 March 25, 2015 TAIWAN KOLIN CORPORATION, LTD., vs. KOLIN
7 ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
G.R. No. 186088 March 22, 2017 WILTON DY and/or PHILITES ELECTRONIC &
LIGHTING PRODUCTS, vs. KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS
8 ELECTRONICS, N.V.,
G.R. No. 221717 June 19, 2017 MANG INASAL PHILIPPINES, INC., vs. IFP
9 MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
G.R. No. 217194 September 6, 2017 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS, NESTLE, S.A.,
10 vs. PUREGOLD PRICE CLUB, INC.

➢ Concept of Trademark dilution

G.R. No. 138900 September 20, 2005 LEVI STRAUSS & CO., & LEVI STRAUSS (PHILS.),
11 INC., vs. CLINTON APPARELLE, INC.,

➢ Procedure for Application of a Mark

G.R. No. 120900 July 20, 2000 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA,

12 vs. COURT OF APPEALS and NSR RUBBER
CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 166886 July 30, 2008 MATTEL, INC. vs. EMMA FRANCISCO, Director-
General of the Intellectual Property Office, HON.
ESTRELLITA B. ABELARDO, Director of the Bureau of
13 Legal Affairs (IPO), and JIMMY UY,

➢ Cancellation; Non-use of a mark, when excused; non-ownership

G.R. No. L-18289 March 31, 1964 ANDRES ROMERO, vs.

14 MAIDEN FORM BRASSIERE CO., INC., and THE
DIRECTOR OF PATENTS
G.R. No. L-23035 July 31, 1975 PHILIPPINE NUT INDUSTRY, INC., vs. STANDARD
BRANDS INCORPORATED and TIBURCIO S. EVALLE
15 as Director of Patents

➢ Rights conferred to owner of a registered mark

16 G.R. No. 190065 August 16, 2010 DERMALINE, INC. v. MYRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
G.R. No. 86683 January 21, 1993 PHILIP S. YU, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF
APPEALS, THE HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC
OF MANILA, BRANCH XXXIV (34) and UNISIA
17 MERCHANDISING CO., INC.

➢ Right of Foreign Corporation to Sue

G.R. No. 171053 October 15, 2007 SEHWANI, INCORPORATED and/or BENITA'S
18 FRITES, INC., vs. IN-N-OUT BURGER, INC.,

➢ Trademark Infringement

G.R. No. 111580 June 21, 2001 SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT
19
LTD., SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC., MAKATI

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SHANGRI-LA HOTEL AND RESORT, INC. and KUOK
PHILIPPINE PROPERTIES, INC., vs. THE COURT OF
20 APPEALS, HON. FELIX M. DE GUZMAN, as Judge, RTC
of Quezon City, Branch 99 and DEVELOPERS GROUP
OF COMPANIES, INC.,
G.R. No. 139300 March 14, 2001 AMIGO MANUFACTURING, INC., vs. CLUETT
21 PEABODY CO., INC.,
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, vs.
SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
22 MARKETING, INCORPORATED,
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
INDUSTRIES, INC., vs. L.C. BIG MAK BURGER, INC.,
FRANCIS B. DY, EDNA A. DY, RENE B. DY, WILLIAM
23 B. DY, JESUS AYCARDO, ARACELI AYCARDO, and
GRACE HUERTO,
G.R. No. 33073 February 14, 2018 L.C. BIG MAK BURGER VS. MCDONALD'S
24 CORPORATION
G.R. No. 132993 June 29, 2005 LEVI STRAUSS (PHILS.), INC., vs. VOGUE TRADERS
25 CLOTHING COMPANY,
G.R. No. 158589 June 27, 2006 PHILIP MORRIS, INC., BENSON & HEDGES
(CANADA), INC., and FABRIQUES DE TABAC
26 REUNIES, S.A., (now known as PHILIP MORRIS
PRODUCTS S.A.), vs. FORTUNE TOBACCO
CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 166115 February 2, 2007 McDONALD’S CORPORATION, vs. MACJOY FASTFOOD
27 CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 180073 November 25, 2009 PROSOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., vs. HORPHAG
28 RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SA,
G.R. No. 169974 April 20, 2010 SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC., vs.
KUNNAN ENTERPRISES LTD. AND SPORTS CONCEPT
29 & DISTRIBUTOR, INC.,
G.R. No. 172276 August 8, 2010 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE, S.A., vs. MARTIN T.
30 DY, JR.,
G.R. No. 164321 March 23, 2011 SKECHERS, U.S.A., INC., vs. INTER PACIFIC
31
INDUSTRIAL TRADING CORP., and/or INTER
PACIFIC TRADING CORP. and/or STRONG SPORTS
GEAR CO., LTD., and/or STRONGSHOES WAREHOUSE
and/or STRONG FASHION SHOES TRADING and/or
TAN TUAN HONG and/or VIOLETA T. MAGAYAGA
and/or JEFFREY R. MORALES and/or any of its other
proprietor/s, directors, officers, employees and/or
occupants of its premises located at S-7, Ed & Joe's
Commercial Arcade, No. 153 Quirino Avenue,
Parañaque City,
G.R. No. 169440 November 23, 2011 GEMMA ONG A.K.A. Maria Teresa Gemma Catacutan,
1 vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
G.R. No. 180677 February 18, 2013 VICTORIO P. DIAZ, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
2 AND LEVI STRAUSS [PHILS.], INC.,
G.R. No. 194062 June 17, 2013 REPUBLIC GAS CORPORATION, ARNEL U. TY, MARI
ANTONETTE N. TY, ORLANDO REYES, FERRER SUAZO
and ALVIN U. TV, vs. PETRON CORPORATION,
3
PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, and
SHELL INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY
LIMITED,
G.R. No. 198889 January 20, 2016 UFC PHILIPPINES, INC. (now merged with NUTRI-
4 ASIA, INC., with NUTRI-ASIA, INC. as the surviving
entity), vs. BARRIO FIESTA MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION,

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G.R. No. 188996 February 1, 2017 SERI SOMBOONSAKDIKUL, vs. ORLANE S.A.
5

➢ Unfair Competition

G.R. No. 134217 May 11, 2000 KENNETH ROY SAVAGE/K ANGELIN EXPORT
TRADING, owned and managed by GEMMA
6
DEMORAL-SAVAGE, vs. JUDGE APRONIANO B.
TAYPIN, Presiding Judge, RTC-BR. 12, Cebu City,
CEBU PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE,
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Region VII,
Cebu City, JUANITA NG MENDOZA, MENDCO
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ALFREDO SABJON
and DANTE SOSMEÑA,
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
7 INDUSTRIES, INC., vs. L.C. BIG MAK BURGER, INC.,
FRANCIS B. DY, EDNA A. DY, RENE B. DY, WILLIAM
B. DY, JESUS AYCARDO, ARACELI AYCARDO, and
GRACE HUERTO,
G.R. No. 154491 November 14, 2008 COCA-COLA BOTTLERS, PHILS., INC. (CCBPI), Naga
8 Plant, vs. QUINTIN J. GOMEZ, a.k.a. "KIT" GOMEZ
and DANILO E. GALICIA, a.k.a. "DANNY GALICIA",
G.R. No. 169974 April 20, 2010 SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC., vs.
KUNNAN ENTERPRISES LTD. AND SPORTS CONCEPT
9 & DISTRIBUTOR, INC.,
G.R. No. 194062 June 17, 2013 REPUBLIC GAS CORPORATION, ARNEL U. TY, MARI
ANTONETTE N. TY, ORLANDO REYES, FERRER SUAZO
10 and ALVIN U. TV, vs. PETRON CORPORATION,
PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, and
SHELL INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY
LIMITED,
G.R. No. 212705 September 10, 2014 ROBERTO CO, vs. KENG HUAN JERRY YEUNG and
11 EMMA YEUNG,
G.R. No. 190706 July 21, 2014 SHANG PROPERTIES REALTY CORPORATION
(formerly THE SHANG GRAND TOWER
12 CORPORATION) and SHANG PROPERTIES, INC.
(formerly EDSA PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.), vs.
ST. FRANCIS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
G.R. No. 195549 September 3, 2014 WILLAWARE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, vs.
13 JESICHRIS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,

➢ Unfair Competition in relation to BP 33 as amended by PD 1865

G.R. No. 199371 February 3, 2016 PETRON LPG DEALERS ASSOCIATION and TOTAL
GAZ LPG DEALERS ASSOCIATION, vs. NENA C. ANG,
14 ALISON C. SY, NELSON C. ANG, RENATO C. ANG,
and/or OCCUPANTS OF NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION

➢ False Designation of Origin

15 G.R. No. 202423 January 28, 2013 CHESTER UYCO, WINSTON UYCHIYONG, and
CHERRY C. UYCO-ONG, vs. VICENTE LO,
G.R. No. 197482 March 6, 2017 FORIETRANS MANUFACTURING CORP., AGERICO
CALAQUIAN and ALVIN MONTERO vs. DAVIDOFF ET.
16 CIE SA & JAPAN TOBACCCO, INC.

➢ Tradenames and corporate names

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G.R. No. L-4531 January 10, 1953 ANG SI HENG and SALUSTIANA DEE, vs.
WELLINGTON DEPARTMENT STORE, INC., BENJAMIN
17 CHUA, S.R. MENDINUETO, and FELIMON COSIO,.
G.R. No. L-27906 January 8, 1987 CONVERSE RUBBER CORPORATION vs. UNIVERSAL
18 RUBBER PRODUCTS, INC. and TIBURCIO S. EVALLE,
DIRECTOR OF PATENTS
G.R. No. 96161 February 21, 1992 PHILIPS EXPORT B.V., PHILIPS ELECTRICAL LAMPS,
INC. and PHILIPS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.,
19 vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SECURITIES & EXCHANGE
COMMISSION and STANDARD PHILIPS
CORPORATION
G.R. No. 101897 March 5, 1993 LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., vs. COURT OF
APPEALS, LYCEUM OF APARRI, LYCEUM OF
20 CABAGAN, LYCEUM OF CAMALANIUGAN, INC.,
LYCEUM OF LALLO, INC., LYCEUM OF TUAO, INC.,
BUHI LYCEUM, CENTRAL LYCEUM OF CATANDUANES,
LYCEUM OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, LYCEUM OF
EASTERN MINDANAO, INC. and WESTERN
PANGASINAN LYCEUM, INC.,
G.R. No. 169504 March 3, 2010 COFFEE PARTNERS, INC., vs. SAN FRANCISCO
21 COFFEE & ROASTERY, INC.,
G.R. NO. 175278 September 23, 2015 GSIS FAMILY BANK - THRIFT BANK [Formerly Inc.],
22 vs. BPI FAMILY BANK,
G.R. No. 205548 February 7, 2018 DE LA SALLE MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL OF
23 MALOLOS, INC. VS. DE LA SALLE BROTHERS, INC.

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LAW ON COPYRIGHTS
➢ Elements of Copyrightability

G.R. No. 130360 August 15, 2001 WILSON ONG CHING KlAN CHUAN, vs. HON. COURT
24 OF APPEALS and LORENZO TAN,
G.R. No. 132604 March 6, 2002 VENANCIO SAMBAR, doing business under the name
and style of CVS Garment Enterprises, vs. LEVI
25 STRAUSS & CO., and LEVI STRAUSS (PHIL.), INC.,

➢ Doctrine of Automatic Protection

G.R. No. 76193 November 9, 1989 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC. vs.
MUNSINGWEAR CREATION MANUFACTURING
26 COMPANY

➢ Non-copyrightable works

G.R. No. 108946 January 28, 1999 FRANCISCO G. JOAQUIN, JR., and BJ
27 PRODUCTIONS, INC., vs. HONORABLE FRANKLIN
DRILON, GABRIEL ZOSA, WILLIAM ESPOSO, FELIPE
MEDINA, JR., and CASEY FRANCISCO,

➢ Useful Article; Application of the Denicola Test (c.f. Brandir International v. Cascade, U.S. S.C.)

G.R. No. 161295 June 29, 2005 JESSIE G. CHING, vs. WILLIAM M. SALINAS, SR.,
WILLIAM M. SALINAS, JR., JOSEPHINE L. SALINAS,
JENNIFER Y. SALINAS, ALONTO SOLAIMAN SALLE,
28 JOHN ERIC I. SALINAS, NOEL M. YABUT (Board of
Directors and Officers of WILAWARE PRODUCT
CORPORATION),

➢ Copyrights or Economic Rights

G.R. No L-11937 April 1, 1918 PEDRO SERRANO LAKTAW, vs. MAMERTO

29 PAGLINAWAN
G.R. No L-19439 October 31, 1964 MAURO MALANG SANTOS, vs. MCCULLOUGH
30 PRINTING COMPANY

➢ Moral Rights & Attribution

October 15, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF THE CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM,

31 ETC., AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MARIANO C.
DEL CASTILLO.
A.M. No. 10-7- Also read: J. Sereno’s Dissent
17-SC February 8, 2011 IN THE MATTER OF THE CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM,
ETC., AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MARIANO C.
DEL CASTILLO.
Also read: J. Carpio’s Dissent

➢ Broadcasting, Rebroadcasting; “Must-Carry Rule” (NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-08-88)

1 G.R. No. January 19, 2009 ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, vs.

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175769-70 PHILIPPINE MULTI-MEDIA SYSTEM, INC., CESAR G.
REYES, FRANCIS CHUA (ANG BIAO), MANUEL F.
ABELLADA, RAUL B. DE MESA, AND ALOYSIUS M.
COLAYCO.
2 G.R. No. 176694 July 18, 2014 GMA NETWORK, INC. vs. CENTRAL CATV, INC.

➢ Copyright Infringement

G.R. No L-36402 March 16, 1987 FILIPINO SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND
3 PUBLISHERS, INC., vs. BENJAMIN TAN
G.R. No. 110318 August 28, 1996 COLUMBIA PICTURES, INC., ORION PICTURES
CORPORATION, PARAMOUNT PICTURES
CORPORATION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM
4
CORPORATION, UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION,
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., THE WALT DISNEY
COMPANY, and WARNER BROTHERS, INC., vs.
COURT OF APPEALS, SUNSHINE HOME VIDEO, INC.
and DANILO A. PELINDARIO,
G.R. No. 131522 July 19, 1999 PACITA I. HABANA, ALICIA L. CINCO and JOVITA N.
5
FERNANDO, vs. FELICIDAD C. ROBLES and
GOODWILL TRADING CO., INC.,
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, vs.
SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
6
MARKETING, INCORPORATED,
7 G.R. No.166337. March 7, 2005 BAYANIHAN MUSIC vs. BMG
G.R. No. 161295 June 29, 2005 JESSIE G. CHING, vs. WILLIAM M. SALINAS, SR.,
WILLIAM M. SALINAS, JR., JOSEPHINE L. SALINAS,
JENNIFER Y. SALINAS, ALONTO SOLAIMAN SALLE,
8 JOHN ERIC I. SALINAS, NOEL M. YABUT (Board of
Directors and Officers of WILAWARE PRODUCT
CORPORATION),
G.R. No. 165306 September 20, 2005 MANLY SPORTWEAR MANUFACTURING, INC., vs.
DADODETTE ENTERPRISES AND/OR HERMES
9 SPORTS CENTER,
G.R. No. 195956 March 11, 2015 ABS-CBN CORPORATION, vs. FELIPE GOZON,
GILBERTO R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L. FLORES,
10 JESSICA A. SORO, GRACE DELA PENA-REYES, JOHN
OLIVER T. MANALASTAS, JOHN DOES AND JANE
DOES,
G.R. No. 166391 October 21, 2015 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, v. ROLANDO D.
11 MANANSALA AND/OR MEL MANANSALA, DOING
BUSINESS AS DATAMAN TRADING COMPANY
AND/OR COMIC ALLEY,
G.R. No. 195835 March 14, 2016 SISON OLAÑO, SERGIO T. ONG, MARILYN O. GO,
12 AND JAP FUK HAI, v. LIM ENG CO,
13 G.R. No. 222702 April 5, 2016 RAPPLER, INC., vs. ANDRES D. BAUTISTA.

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RULES OF PROCEDURE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES

➢ Jurisdiction of Courts

G.R. No. 161693 June 28, 2005 MANOLO P. SAMSON, vs. HON. VICTORIANO B.
CABANOS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and
14 CATERPILLAR, INC.

➢ Prejudicial Questions

15
G.R. No. 205972 November 9, 2016 CATERPILLAR, INC., vs. MANOLO P. SAMSON

➢ Rule 2, Sec. 2 c.f. A.M. No. 02-1-06-SC

G.R. No. 168306 June 19, 2007 WILLIAM C. YAO, SR., LUISA C. YAO, RICHARD C.
YAO, WILLIAM C. YAO JR., and ROGER C. YAO, vs.
16
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETRON
CORPORATION and PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM
CORP., and its Principal, SHELL INT’L PETROLEUM
CO. LTD.
G.R. No. 180595 March 5, 2010 ARTHUR DEL ROSARIO and ALEXANDER DEL
ROSARIO, vs. HELLENOR D. DONATO, JR. and
17 RAFAEL V. GONZAGA
G.R. No. 188526 November 11, 2013 CENTURY CHINESE MEDICINE CO., MING SENG
CHINESE DRUGSTORE, XIANG JIAN CHINESE DRUG
STORE, TEK SAN CHINESE DRUG STORE, SIM SIM
18 CHINESE DRUG STORE, BAN SHIONG TAY CHINESE
DRUG STORE and/or WILCENDO TAN MENDEZ,
SHUANG YING CHINESE DRUGSTORE, and
BACLARAN CHINESE DRUG STORE, vs. PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES and LING NA LAU

➢ Rule 10, Sec. 2 c.f. A.M. 03-8-02 SC, Sec. 12

G.R. Nos. 76649- August 19, 1988 20TH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, vs.
51 COURT OF APPEALS, EDUARDO M. BARRETO, RAUL
19 SAGULLO and FORTUNE LEDESMA
G.R. No. 96597- October 6, 1994 COLUMBIA PICTURES, INC., ORION PICTURES
99 CORP., PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., TWENTIETH
CENTURY FOX FILM CORP., UNITED ARTISTS CORP.,
20 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., WALT DISNEY
COMPANY and WARNER BROS., INC., vs. HON.
COURT OF APPEALS, TUBE VIDEO ENTERPRISES and
EDWARD CHAM, BLOOMING ROSE TAPE CENTER
and MA. JAJORIE T. UY, and VIDEO CHANNEL and
LYDIA NABONG
G.R. No. 161823 March 22, 2007 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC., vs.
21
SUPERGREEN, INCORPORATED
G. R. No. 158767 June 26, 2007 SUMMERVILLE GENERAL MERCHANDISING CO., vs.
22 HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE ANTONIO
EUGENIO, CHANG YU SHUI and JULIET LOPEZ
23 G.R. No. 172775 December 19, 2007 HON NE CHAN, YUNJI ZENG, AND JOHN DOE, vs.
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., AND HONDA PHIL., INC.
G.R. No. 188526 November 11, 2013 CENTURY CHINESE MEDICINE CO., MING SENG
24 CHINESE DRUGSTORE, XIANG JIAN CHINESE DRUG

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STORE, TEK SAN CHINESE DRUG STORE, SIM SIM
CHINESE DRUG STORE, BAN SHIONG TAY CHINESE
DRUG STORE and/or WILCENDO TAN MENDEZ,
SHUANG YING CHINESE DRUGSTORE, and
BACLARAN CHINESE DRUG STORE, vs. PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES and LING NA LAU
G.R. No. 205800 September 10, 2014 MICROSOFT CORPORATION and ADOBE SYSTEMS
INCORPORATED, vs. SAMIR FARAJALLAH, VIRGILIO
25 D.C. HERCE, RACHEL P. FOLLOSCO, JESUSITO G.
MORALLOS, and MA. GERALDINE S. GARCIA
(directors and officers of NEW FIELDS (ASIA
PACIFIC), INC.)
26 G.R. No. 208090 November 09, 2016 FERDINAND V. TOMAS, v. CIDG
G.R. No. 189669 February 16, 2015 PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION and
PETRON CORPORATION, vs. ROMARS
27 INTERNATIONAL GASES CORP.

➢ Rule 12, Sec. 1 and 2

G.R. No. 143193 June 29, 2005 MELBAROSE R. SASOT and ALLANDALE R. SASOT,
vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, The Honorable
28
court of of appeals, and REBECCA G. SALVADOR,
Presiding Judge, RTC, Branch 1, Manila
G.R. No. 152950 August 3, 2006 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, HON. LOURDES F.
GATBALITE, Presiding Judge, Branch 56, Regional
Trial Court, Angeles City and ATTY. BENNIE
29 NICDAO, Special Prosecutor, Special Operative
Group, Economic Intelligence & Investigation
Bureau, vs. CHRISTOPHER CHOI
G.R. No. 168662 February 19, 2008 SANRIO COMPANY LIMITED, vs. EDGAR C. LIM,
30 doing business as ORIGNAMURA TRADING
G.R. No. 188225 November 28, 2012 SHIRLEY F. TORRES, vs. IMELDA PEREZ and
31 RODRIGO PEREZ
G.R. No. 197482 March 6, 2017 FORIETRANS MANUFACTURING CORP., AGERICO
CALAQUIAN and ALVIN MONTERO vs. DAVIDOFF ET.
CIE SA & JAPAN TOBACCCO, INC. (represented by
SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN LAW
1 OFFICE thru ATTY. RONALD MARK LLENO)

➢ Rule 18, Sec. 5.

2 G.R. No. 198889 January 20, 2016 UFC PHILIPPINES, INC, vs. BARRIO FIESTA,

➢ Rule 18, Sec. 6.

3 G.R. No. 212705 September 10, 2014 ROBERTO CO, vs. KENG HUAN JERRY YEUNG

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