Republic of the Philippines

Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

Bureau of Legal Affairs
No. 28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila

LAWRENCE SY, } IPC No. 14-2019-00673

Opposer, } Opposition to:
}
} Appln. Serial No. 4/2019/013904
-versus- } Date Filed: August 7, 2019
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} Trademark:
NEW CENTURY CITY MARKETING }
CORPORATION, } Class: 12
Respondent-Applicant. }
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MANIFESTATION

Respondent-Applicant, through the undersigned counsel, received on

November 3, 2020 a copy of the Order with Order No. 2020-1767, requiring
Respondent-Applicant to submit, in compliance to Rule 2, Section 9 Par. D of the
Amended Rules and Regulations on Inter Partes Proceedings, the original (1)
Verification and Certification of Non-Forum Shopping and (2) Secretary’s
Certificate.

In this regard, we would like to respectfully manifest that Respondent-

Applicant, unto the Honorable Office, filed the above mentioned original documents
through LBC Express courier service covered with tracking no. 1496 2910 3433 for
the above-mentioned case on 19 October 2020, which was received by the IPOPHL
on 20 October 2020.

Attached hereto as Annex “A” is a copy of the courier receipt with tracking
number and the print out of the online tracking confirmation from the LBC Express
website.

It is respectfully prayed that the original (1) Verification and Certification of

Non-Forum Shopping and (2) Secretary’s Certificate sent through LBC Express
courier service be admitted to form part of the records of this case.

Respectfully manifested.

November 8, 2020, Quezon City for Taguig City, Metro Manila.

 PADLAN GETIGAN and PARTNERS
Counsel for Respondent-Applicant
Unit 1212, 12/F Corporate 145 Bldg.
145 Mother Ignacia St. South Triangle
Quezon City 1103, Metro Manila Philippines
ip@peglegal.com tel. no. 02-8-234-0381

By:
KATHLEEN L. VALERIO
For the firm
Roll of Attorneys No. 67819
PTR No. 9813766/2-17-2020/Quezon City
IBP No. 111393/1-21-2020/Makati City
MCLE Comp. No. VI-0026539/valid until April 14, 2022

Copy furnished via registered mail/courier service

SIOSON SIOSON & ASSOCIATES

Counsel for Opposer
Unit 903, AIC-Burgundy Empire Tower
ADB Avenue corner Garnet & Sapphire Roads
Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Explanation

A copy of the foregoing pleading was served to the counsel for the Opposer
by registered mail/courier service in view of heavy workload of the firm’s
messengerial personnel and the distance between the parties’ addresses which make
personal service impractical.

Kathleen L. Valerio