Toda i Monda , No ember 02, 2020 Le he file a e f he adema k "NS D-10 PLUS" bjec ma e nde c n ide a i n be f a ded he

B ea f T adema k f a ia e ac i n in acc dance i h hi Re l i n.

8th SO ORDERED.

C Sa e E ec eI a ce J dca I a ce O e I a ce J de ce I e a a Lega Re ce AUSL E c e

Agg ie ed, Ab adang filed an a eal n A g 22, 2006 i h he Office f he Di ec Gene al, In ellec al
P e Phili ine (IPPDG), d cke ed a A eal N . 14-06-13.

Wi h he filing f he a ie e ec i e mem anda, Di ec Gene al Ad ian S. C i bal, J . f he IPPDG ende ed

Re blic f he Phili ine a deci i n da ed J l 20, 2007, ling a f ll
SUPREME COURT
Whe ef e, emi e c n ide ed[,] he a eal i he eb DENIED. Acc dingl , he a ealed Deci i n f he Di ec
Manila
i he eb AFFIRMED.
SECOND DIVISION
Le a c f hi Deci i n a ell a he adema k a lica i n and ec d be f ni hed and e ned he
G.R. N . 183404 O 13, 2010 Di ec f B ea f Legal Affai f a ia e ac i n. F he , le al he Di ec f he B ea f T adema k ,
he Admini a i e, Financial and H man Re ce De el men Se ice B ea , and he lib a f he
BERRIS AGRICULTURAL CO., INC., Pe i i ne , D c men a i n, Inf ma i n and Techn l g T an fe B ea be f ni hed a c f hi Deci i n f inf ma i n,
. g idance, and ec d e .
NORVY ABYADANG, Re nden .
SO ORDERED.10
DECISION
Unde e ed, Ab adang filed a e i i n f e ie 11 bef e he CA.
NACHURA, .:
In i Deci i n da ed A il 14, 2008, he CA e e ed he IPPDG deci i n. I held
Thi e i i n f e ie 1 n ce i a i nde R le 45 f he R le f C eek he e e al f he Deci i n da ed
A il 14, 20082 and he Re l i n da ed J ne 18, 20083 f he C fA eal (CA) in CA-G.R. SP N . 99928. In m, he e i i n h ld be g an ed d e he f ll ing ea n : 1) e i i ne ma k "NS D-10 PLUS" i n
c nf ingl imila i h e nden adema k "D-10 80 WP"; 2) e nden failed e abli h i ne hi f he
The an eceden ma k "D-10 80 WP" and 3) e nden adema k egi a i n f "D-10 80 WP" ma be cancelled in he e en
ca e a id m l i lici f i .
On Jan a 16, 2004, e nden N A. Ab adang (Ab adang), ie f NS N he n O ganic Fe ili e , i h
add e a N . 43 L e QM, Bag i Ci , filed i h he In ellec al P e Office (IPO) a adema k a lica i n f WHEREFORE, he e i i n i GRANTED. The deci i n da ed J l 20, 2007 f he IPO Di ec Gene al in A eal
he ma k "NS D-10 PLUS" f e in c nnec i n i h F ngicide (Cla 5) i h ac i e ing edien 80% Manc eb. The N . 14-06-13 (IPC N . 14-2005-00099) i REVERSED and SET ASIDE, and a ne ne i en e ed gi ing d e
a lica i n, nde A lica i n Se ial N . 4-2004-00450, a gi en d e c e and a bli hed in he IPO e- c e e i i ne a lica i n f egi a i n f he ma k "NS D-10 PLUS," and canceling e nden
Ga e e f i i n n J l 28, 2005. adema k egi a i n f "D-10 80 WP."

On A g 17, 2005, e i i ne Be i Ag ic l al C ., Inc. (Be i ), i h b ine add e in Ba anga Ma ii , SO ORDERED.12

Cala an, Lag na, filed i h he IPO B ea f Legal Affai (IPO-BLA) a Ve ified N ice f O i i n4 again he
ma k nde a lica i n allegedl beca e "NS D-10 PLUS" i imila and/ c nf ingl imila i egi e ed Be i filed a M i n f Rec n ide a i n, b in i J ne 18, 2008 Re l i n, he CA denied he m i n f lack f
adema k "D-10 80 WP," al ed f F ngicide (Cla 5) i h ac i e ing edien 80% Manc eb. The ii n me i . Hence, hi e i i n anch ed n he f ll ing a g men
a d cke ed a IPC N . 14-2005-00099.
I. The H n able C f A eal finding ha he e e i n c nf ing imila i be een Pe i i ne and
Af e an e change f leading , n A il 28, 2006, Di ec E elli a Bel an-Abela d (Di ec Abela d ) f he e nden ma k i ba ed n mi a ehen i n f fac , mi e and c njec e and n in acc d i h he
In ellec al P e C de and a licable Deci i n f hi H n able C [S eme C ].
IPO-BLA i ed Deci i n N . 2006-245 (BLA deci i n), he di ii e i n f hich ead
II. The H n able C f A eal Deci i n e e ing and e ing a ide he echnical finding f he In ellec al
WHEREFORE, ie ed in he ligh f all he f eg ing, hi B ea find and h ld ha Re nden -A lican
P e Office e en i h a finding , a he e lea , an allega i n f g a e ab e f di c e i n n he a f
ma k "NS D-10 PLUS" i c nf ingl imila he O e ma k and a ch, he i i n i he eb
aid agenc i n in acc d i h la and ea lie n ncemen f hi H n able C [S eme C ].
SUSTAINED. C n e en l , adema k a lica i n bea ing Se ial N . 4-2004-00450 f he ma k "NS D-10 PLUS"
filed n Jan a 16, 2004 b N A. Ab[ ada]ng c e ing he g d f ngicide nde Cla 5 f he In e na i nal III. The H n able C f A eal Deci i n de ing he cancella i n f he ein Pe i i ne d l egi e ed and
Cla ifica i n f g d i , a i i he eb , REJECTED. alidl e i ing adema k in he ab ence f a e l filed Pe i i n f Cancella i n bef e he In ellec al P e
Office i n in acc d i h he In ellec al P e C de and a licable Deci i n f hi H n able C
Le he file a e f he adema k "NS D-10 PLUS" bjec ma e nde c n ide a i n be f a ded he
Admini a i e, Financial and H man Re ce De el men Se ice B ea (AFHRDSB) f a ia e ac i n [S eme C ].13
in acc dance i h hi O de i h a c be f ni hed he B ea f T adema k (BOT) f inf ma i n and
da e i ec d . The ba ic la n adema k, inf ingemen , and nfai c m e i i n i Re blic Ac (R.A.) N . 829314 (In ellec al
P e C de f he Phili ine ), ecificall Sec i n 121 170 he e f. I k effec n Jan a 1, 1998. P i
SO ORDERED.6 i effec i i , he a licable la a R.A. N . 166,15 a amended.

Ab adang filed a m i n f ec n ide a i n, and Be i , in n, filed i ii n he m i n. In e e ingl , R.A. N . 8293 did n e e l e eal in i en i e R.A. N . 166, b me el ided in Sec i n
239.116 ha Ac and a f Ac inc n i en i h i e e e ealed. In he d , nl in he in ance he e a
On A g 2, 2006, Di ec Abela d i ed Re l i n N . 2006-09(D)7 (BLA e l i n), den ing he m i n f b an ial and i ec ncilable c nflic i f nd be een he i i n f R.A. N . 8293 and f R.A. N . 166 ld
ec n ide a i n and di ing a f ll he i i n f he la e be deemed e ealed.

IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, he M i n f Rec n ide a i n filed b he Re nden -A lican i he eb R.A. N . 8293 define a "ma k" a an i ible ign ca able f di ing i hing he g d ( adema k) e ice
DENIED FOR LACK OF MERIT. C n e en l , Deci i n N . 2006-24 da ed A il 28, 2006 STANDS. ( e ice ma k) f an en e i e and hall incl de a am ed ma ked c n aine f g d .17 I al define a
"c llec i e ma k" a an i ible ign de igna ed a ch in he a lica i n f egi a i n and ca able f
di ing i hing he igin an he c mm n cha ac e i ic, incl ding he ali fg d e ice f diffe en Ba ed n hei ffe ed iece f e idence, b h Be i and Ab adang claim be he i e f hei e ec i e
en e i e hich e he ign nde he c n l f he egi e ed ne f he c llec i e ma k.1 ma k .

On he he hand, R.A. N . 166 define a " adema k" a an di inc i e d, name, mb l, emblem, ign, We le in fa f Be i .
de ice, an c mbina i n he e f, ad ed and ed b a man fac e me chan n hi g d iden if and
Be i a able e abli h ha i a ing i ma k "D-10 80 WP" ince J ne 20, 2002, e en bef e i filed f i
di ing i h hem f m h e man fac ed, ld, deal b an he .1 A adema k, being a ecial e , i
egi a i n i h he IPO n N embe 29, 2002, a h n b i DAU hich a nde a h and n a i ed, bea ing
aff ded ec i n b la . B f ne enj hi legal ec i n, legal ec i n ne hi f he adema k
h ld igh l be e abli hed. he am f he B ea f T adema k f he IPO n A il 25, 2003,40 and hich a ed ha i had an a achmen
a Anne "B" ale in ice and fficial ecei f g d bea ing he ma k. Indeed, he DAU, being a n a i ed
The ne hi f a adema k i ac i ed b i egi a i n and i ac al e b he man fac e di ib f d c men , e eciall hen ecei ed in d e c e b he IPO, i e idence f he fac i a ed and ha he
he g d made a ailable he cha ing blic. Sec i n 12220 f R.A. N . 8293 ide ha he igh in a e m i n f eg la i , en i led f ll fai h and c edi n i face. Th , he b den f f e c me he
ma k hall be ac i ed b mean f i alid egi a i n i h he IPO. A ce ifica e f egi a i n f a ma k, nce e m i n f a hen ici and d e e ec i n lie n he a c n e ing i , and he eb ing e idence h ld be
clea , ng, and c n incing a ecl de all c n e a he fal i 41
f he ce ifica e. Wha i m e, he
i ed, c n i e ima facie e idence f he alidi f he egi a i n, f he egi an ne hi f he ma k,
and f he egi an e cl i e igh e he ame in c nnec i n i h he g d e ice and h e ha a e DAU i b e ed b he Ce ifica i n da ed A il 21, 200642 i ed b he B ea f T adema k ha Be i ma k
ela ed he e 21
ecified in he ce ifica e. R.A. N . 8293, h e e , e i e he a lican f egi a i n he i ill alid and e i ing.
egi an file a decla a i n f ac al e (DAU) f he ma k, i h e idence ha effec , i hin h ee (3) ea
f m he filing f he a lica i n f egi a i n; he i e, he a lica i n hall be ef ed he ma k hall be Hence, e cann b c ibe he c n en i n f Ab adang ha Be i DAU i f a d len ba ed nl n hi
a m i n ha Be i c ld n ha e legall ed he ma k in he ale f i g d a back in J ne 2002 beca e
em ed f m he egi e .22 In he d , he ima facie e m i n b gh ab b he egi a i n f a ma k
i egi e ed he d c i h he FPA nl n N embe 12, 2004. A c ec l held b he IPPDG in i deci i n n
ma be challenged and e c me, in an a ia e ac i n, b f f he n lli f he egi a i n f n n- e f
Ab adang a eal, he e i n f he he n Be i i la ed P.D. N . 1144, beca e i ld i d c ih
he ma k, e ce hen e c ed.23 M e e , he e m i n ma like i e be defea ed b e idence f i eb i egi a i n i h he FPA, i a di inc and e a a e ma e f m he j i dic i n and c nce n f he IPO. Th ,
an he e n, i.e., i ill c n e a claim f legal a ia i n f ne hi ba ed n egi a i n b a e en a de e mina i n f i la i n b Be i f P.D. N . 1144 ld n c n e he fac ha i did bmi e idence
b e en e . Thi i beca e a adema k i a c ea i n f e and bel ng ne h fi ed i in ade ha i had ed he ma k "D-10 80 WP" ea lie han i FPA egi a i n in 2004.
c mme ce.24
F he m e, e en he FPA Ce ifica i n da ed Oc be 11, 2005, a ing ha he ffice had nei he enc n e ed n
The de e mina i n f i i f e f a ma k i a e i n f fac . Ad i n f he ma k al ne d e n ffice. One ecei ed e ab he ale f he f ngicide "D-10 80 WP" i hin Regi n I and he C dille a Admini a i e
ma make ad e i emen , i e ci c la , di ib e ice li n ce ain g d , b he e al ne ill n in e he Regi n, c ld n nega e he fac ha Be i a elling i d c ing ha ma k in 2002, e eciall c n ide ing
claim f ne hi f he ma k n il he g d bea ing he ma k a e ld he blic in he ma ke . Acc dingl , ha i fi aded i g d in Cala an, Lag na, he e i b ine ffice i l ca ed, a a ed in he DAU.
ecei , ale in ice , and e im nie f i ne e a c me , de f b e , be e he ac al e
f a ma k in ade and c mme ce d ing a ce ain e i d f ime.25 The ef e, Be i , a i e and i egi an , i he ne f he ma k "D-10 80 WP." A ch, Be i ha in i
fa he igh c nfe ed b Sec i n 147 f R.A. N . 8293, hich ide
In he in an ca e, b h a ie ha e bmi ed f hei claim f ne hi f hei e ec i e
adema k . Sec. 147. Righ C nfe ed.

C lled f m he ec d , Be i , a i Ab adang a lica i n f egi a i n f hi adema k, e en ed 147.1. The ne f a egi e ed ma k hall ha e he e cl i e igh e en all hi d a ie n ha ing he
he f ll ing e idence: (1) i adema k a lica i n da ed N embe 29, 200226 i h A lica i n N . 4-2002- ne c n en f m ing in he c e f ade iden ical imila ign c n aine f g d e ice hich
27 a e iden ical imila h e in e ec f hich he adema k i egi e ed he e ch e ld e l in a
0010272; (2) i IPO ce ifica e f egi a i n da ed Oc be 25, 2004, i h Regi a i n N . 4-2002-010272 and
likelih d f c nf i n. In ca e f he e f an iden ical ign f iden ical g d e ice , a likelih d f
J l 8, 2004 a he da e f egi a i n; (3) a h c f i ackaging2 bea ing he ma k "D-10 80 WP"; (4) c nf i n hall be e med.
h c ie f i ale in ice and fficial ecei ; and (5) i n a i ed DAU da ed A il 23, 2003,30 a ing
2
ha he ma k a fi ed n J ne 20, 2002, and indica ing ha , a f f ac al e, c ie f fficial ecei 147.2. The e cl i e igh f he ne f a ell-kn n ma k defined in S b ec i n 123.1(e) hich i egi e ed in
ale in ice f g d ing he ma k e e a ached a Anne "B." he Phili ine , hall e end g d and e ice hich a e n imila h e in e ec f hich he ma k i
egi e ed: P ided, Tha e f ha ma k in ela i n h e g d e ice ld indica e a c nnec i n
On he he hand, Ab adang f c n i ed f he f ll ing: (1) a h c f he ackaging31 f hi be een h e g d e ice and he ne f he egi e ed ma k: P ided, f he , Tha he in e e f he
ma ke ed f ngicide bea ing ma k "NS D-10 PLUS"; (2) Ab adang Affida i da ed Feb a 14, 2006,32 a ing ne f he egi e ed ma k a e likel be damaged b ch e.
am ng he ha he ma k "NS D-10 PLUS" a hi n c ea i n de i ed f m: N f N , hi name; S f
S ledad, hi ife name; D he fi le e f Decembe , hi bi h m n h; 10 f Oc be , he 10 h m n h f he N , e c nf n he e i n, "I Ab adang ma k NS D-10 PLUS c nf ingl imila ha f Be i D-10 80
ea , he m n h f hi b ine name egi a i n; and PLUS c nn e ei ali ; ha hen he a lied f WP ch ha he la e can igh f ll e en he IPO egi a i n f he f me ?"
egi a i n, he e a n b d a l ing f a ma k imila "NS D-10 PLUS"; ha he did n kn f he e i ence
We an e in he affi ma i e.
f Be i an f i d c ; ha "D-10" c ld n ha e been a cia ed i h Be i beca e he la e ne e
engaged in an c mme cial ac i i ell "D-10 80 WP" f ngicide in he l cal ma ke ; and ha he c ld n ha e Acc ding Sec i n 123.1(d) f R.A. N . 8293, a ma k cann be egi e ed if i i iden ical i h a egi e ed ma k
c ied Be i ma k beca e he egi e ed hi ackaging i h he Fe ili e and Pe icide A h i (FPA) ahead f bel nging a diffe en ie i h an ea lie filing i i da e, i h e ec : (1) he ame g d
Be i ; (3) Ce ifica i n da ed Decembe 19, 200533 i ed b he FPA, a ing ha "NS D-10 PLUS" i ned and e ice ; (2) cl el ela ed g d e ice ; (3) nea e emblance f ch ma k a likel decei e ca e
di ib ed b NS N he n O ganic Fe ili e , egi e ed i h he FPA ince Ma 26, 2003, and had been in he c nf i n.
ma ke ince J l 30, 2003; (4) Ce ifica i n da ed Oc be 11, 200534 i ed b he FPA, a ing ha , e
m ni ing am ng deale in Regi n I and in he C dille a Admini a i e Regi n egi e ed i h i ffice, he In de e mining imila i and likelih d f c nf i n, j i dence ha de el ed e he D minanc Te and
Regi nal Office nei he enc n e ed he f ngicide i h ma k "D-10 80 WP" n did he FPA incial ffice f m he H li ic T ali Te . The D minanc Te f c e n he imila i f he e alen d minan fea e f
he ame a ea ecei e an e a he e ence ale f Be i d c ; (5) Ce ifica i n da ed Ma ch 14, he c m e ing adema k ha migh ca e c nf i n, mi ake, and dece i n in he mind f he cha ing blic.
200635 i ed b he FPA, ce if ing ha all e icide m be egi e ed i h he aid ffice an Sec i n D lica i n imi a i n i n nece a ; nei he i i e i ed ha he ma k gh be egi e ed gge an
36 37 eff imi a e. Gi en m e c n ide a i n a e he a al and i al im e i n c ea ed b he ma k n he b e
9 f P e iden ial Dec ee (P.D.) N . 1144 and Sec i n 1, A icle II f FPA R le and Reg la i n N . 1, Se ie f 43
3 f g d , gi ing li le eigh fac like ice , ali , ale le , and ma ke egmen .
1977; (6) Ce ifica i n da ed Ma ch 16, 2006 i ed b he FPA, ce if ing ha he e icide "D-10 80 WP" a
egi e ed b Be i n N embe 12, 2004; and (7) ecei f m S n i e Fa m S l 3 in La T inidad, Beng e f In c n a , he H li ic T ali Te nece i a e a c n ide a i n f he en i e f he ma k a a lied he
he ale f Ab adang g d efe ed a "D-10" and "D-10+." d c , incl ding he label and ackaging, in de e mining c nf ing imila i . The di ce ning e e f he b e e
m f c n nl n he ed minan d b al n he he fea e a ea ing n b h label ha he JOSE CATRAL MENDOZA
b e e ma d a c ncl i n n he he ne i c nf ingl imila he he .44 A cia e J ice

C m a ing Be i ma k "D-10 80 WP" i h Ab adang ma k "NS D-10 PLUS," a a ea ing n hei e ec i e ATTESTATION
ackage , ne cann b n ice ha b h ha e a c mm n c m nen hich i "D-10." On Be i ackage, he "D-
10" i i en i h a bigge f n han he "80 WP." Admi edl , he "D-10" i he d minan fea e f he ma k. The "D- Ia e ha he c ncl i n in he ab e Deci i n had been eached in c n l a i n bef e he ca e a a igned
10," being a he beginning f he ma k, i ha i m emembe ed f i . Al h gh, i a ea in Be i ce ifica e f he i e f he ini n f he C Di i i n.
egi a i n in he ame f n i e a he "80 WP," i d minanc in he "D-10 80 WP" ma k and ince he
ANTONIO EDUARDO B. NACHURA
diffe ence in he f m d e n al e i di inc i e cha ac e .45 A cia e J ice
Ac ing Chai e n, Sec nd Di i i n
A l ing he D minanc Te , i cann be gain aid ha Ab adang "NS D-10 PLUS" i imila Be i "D-10 80
WP," ha c nf i n mi ake i m e likel cc . Undeniabl , b h ma k e ain he ame e fg d CERTIFICATION
f ngicide i h 80% Manc eb a an ac i e ing edien and ed f he ame g ff i ,c , ege able , and
namen al lan , ing he ame d age and manne f a lica i n. The al bel ng he ame cla ifica i n f P an Sec i n 13, A icle VIII f he C n i i n and he Di i i n Ac ing Chai e n' A e a i n, I ce if ha
g d nde R.A. N . 8293. B h de ic i n f "D-10," a f nd in b h ma k , a e imila in i e, ch ha hi he c ncl i n in he ab e Deci i n had been eached in c n l a i n bef e he ca e a a igned he ie
i ni ha ca che he e e f he cha e . Undeniabl , he likelih d f c nf i n i e en . f he ini n f he C Di i i n.
Thi likelih d f c nf i n and mi ake i made m e manife hen he H li ic Te i a lied, aking in RENATO C. CORONA
c n ide a i n he ackaging, f b h e he ame e f ma e ial (f il e) and ha e iden ical c l cheme Chief J ice
( ed, g een, and hi e); and he ma k a e b h ed minan l ed in c l , i h he ame h a e "BROAD
SPECTRUM FUNGICIDE" i en nde nea h. 1a hi1

C n ide ing he e iking imila i ie , ed minan l he "D-10," he b e fb h d c , mainl fa me , ma F

be mi led in hinking ha "NS D-10 PLUS" c ld be an g aded f m la i n f he "D-10 80 WP."
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Addi i nal membe in lie f A cia e J ice An ni T. Ca i e S ecial O de N . 897 da ed
M e e, n i h anding he finding f he IPPDG ha he "D-10" i a fancif l c m nen f he adema k, Se embe 28, 2010.
c ea ed f he le e f f nc i ning a a adema k, and d e n gi e he name, ali , de c i i n f he
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d c f hich i i ed, n d e i de c ibe he lace f igin, ch ha he deg ee f e cl i ene gi en In lie fA cia e J ice An ni T. Ca i e S ecial O de N . 898 da ed Se embe 28, 2010.
he ma k i cl el e ic ed,46 and c n ide ing i challenge b Ab adang i h e ec he meaning he ha ***
gi en i , ha emain i he fac ha Be i i he ne f he ma k "D-10 80 WP," incl i e f i d minan Addi i nal membe in lie fA cia e J ice R be A. Abad e S ecial O de N . 905 da ed Oc be
fea e "D-10," a e abli hed b i i e, and i egi a i n i h he IPO. The ef e, Be i el 5, 2010.
ed and he IPO c ec l ejec ed Ab adang a lica i n f egi a i n f he ma k "NS D-10 PLUS." ****
Addi i nal membe in lie f A cia e J ice Di dad M. Pe al a e S ecial O de N . 904 da ed
Ve il , he ec i n f adema k a in ellec al e i in ended n nl e e e he g d ill and Oc be 5, 2010.
e a i n f he b ine e abli hed n he g d bea ing he ma k h gh ac al e e a e i d f ime, b
1 R ll , . 9-36.
al 47
afeg a d he blic a c n me again c nf i n n he e g d . On hi ma e f a ic la c nce n,
admini a i e agencie , ch a he IPO, b ea n f hei ecial kn ledge and e e i e e ma e falling 2 Penned b A
nde hei j i dic i n, a e in a be e ii n a j dgmen he e n. Th , hei finding f fac in ha ega d cia e J ice Hakim S. Abd l ahid, ihA cia e J ice R d ig V. C ic and Ma ifl
a e gene all acc ded g ea e ec , if n finali b he c , a l ng a he a e ed b b an ial P n alan-Ca ill , c nc ing; id. a 63-75.
e idence, e en if ch e idence migh n be e helming e en e nde an . I i n he a k f he a ella e 3 Id. a 101-102.
c eigh nce m e he e idence bmi ed bef e he admini a i e b d and b i ei n j dgmen
f ha f he admini a i e agenc in e ec fficienc f e idence.4 4 Id. a 104-117.

Ina m ch a he ne hi f he ma k "D-10 80 WP" fi ingl bel ng Be i , and beca e he ame h ld n

5 Id. a 118-124.
ha e been cancelled b he CA, e c n ide i e n belab an m e he i e f he he cancella i n f a
egi e ed ma k ma be d ne ab en a e i i n f cancella i n.
6 Id. a 124.
WHEREFORE, he e i i n i GRANTED. The a ailed Deci i n da ed A il 14, 2008 and Re l i n da ed J ne
18, 2008 f he C f A eal in CA-G.R. SP N . 99928 a e REVERSED and SET ASIDE. Acc dingl , he 7 Id. a 125-126.
Deci i n N . 2006-24 da ed A il 28, 2006 and he Re l i n N . 2006-09(D) da ed A g 2, 2006 in IPC N . 14-
2005-00099, and he Deci i n da ed J l 20, 2007 in A eal N . 14-06-13 a e REINSTATED. C again Id. a 126.
e nden .
Id. a 127-135.
SO ORDERED.
10 Id. a 134-135.
ANTONIO EDUARDO B. NACHURA**
A cia e J ice 11 Id. a 37-61.
Ac ing Chai e n
12 Id. a 74.
WE CONCUR:
13 Id. a 15.
PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.*
A cia e J ice
14 An Ac P e c ibing he In ellec al P e C de and E abli hing he In ellec al P e Office,
TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO*** ARTURO D. BRION**** P iding f I P e and F nc i n , and f O he P e .
A cia e J ice A cia e J ice
15 An Ac P ide f he Regi a i n and P ec i n f T adema k , T ade Name and Se ice Ma k , 3 Id. a 70-71.
Defining Unfai C m e i i n and Fal e Ma king and P iding Remedie Again he Same, and f O he
P e . 40 Id. a 14.

16 Sec. 239. Re eal . 41 G ie e . Mend a-Pla a, G.R. N . 185477, Decembe 4, 2009, 607 SCRA 807, 816-817; Calma .
San , G.R. N . 161027, J ne 22, 2009, 590 SCRA 359, 371.
239.1. All Ac and a f Ac inc n i en he e i h, m e a ic la l Re blic Ac N . 165, a Amended;
Re blic Ac N . 166, a amended; and A icle 188 and 189 f he Re i ed Penal C de; P e iden ial Dec ee 42 CA ll , . 64, 66.
N . 49, incl ding P e iden ial Dec ee N . 285, a amended, a e he eb e ealed.
43 P ce In e na i nal, Inc. . H hag Re ea ch Managemen SA, G.R. N . 180073, N embe 25,
17 Sec. 121.1.
2009, 605 SCRA 523, 531; McD nald C a i n . MacJ Fa f d C a i n, G.R. N . 166115,
Feb a 2, 2007, 514 SCRA 95, 106; McD nald C a i n . L.C. Big Mak B ge , Inc., 480 Phil. 402,
1 Sec. 12.2.
434 (2004).
1 Sec. 38. 44 Id.; Phili M i , Inc. . F ne T bacc C a i n, G.R. N . 158589, J ne 27, 2006, 493 SCRA 333,
357.
20 Sec. 122. H Ma k a e Ac i ed. The igh in a ma k hall be ac i ed h gh egi a i n made
alidl in acc dance i h he i i n f hi la . 45 R.A. N . 8293, Sec. 152.2.

21 R.A. N . 8293, Sec. 138. Sec. 152.2. The e f he ma k in a f m diffe en f m he f m in hich i i egi e ed, hich d e n al e
i di inc i e cha ac e , hall n be a g nd f cancella i n em al f he ma k and hall n dimini h
22 R.A. N . 8293, Sec. 124.2. he ec i n g an ed he ma k.

23 Sec. 152. N n- e f a Ma k When E c ed. 46 Ag al , a n e 25, ci ing Phili ine Refining C ., Inc. . Ng Sam, 115 SCRA 472, 476 (1982); R me
. Maiden F m B a ie e, 10 SCRA 556, 561 (1964); and Ma He man , S.A. . Di ec f Pa en , 94
152.1. N n- e f a ma k ma be e c ed if ca ed b ci c m ance a i ing inde enden l f he ill f he Phil. 136, 138-139 (1953).
adema k ne . Lack f f nd hall n e c e n n- e f a ma k.
47 McD nald C a i n . MacJ Fa f d C a i n, a n e 44, a 114, ci ing Fabe ge Inc. .
24 Ag al , R.E. The La n T adema k, Inf ingemen and Unfai C m e i i n, 1 Ed. (2000), . 8-11, ci ing In e media e A ella e C , 215 SCRA 316, 320 (1992); and Ch anch S & Canning C . . Di . f
S e ling P d c In e na i nal, Inc. . Fa benfab iken Ba e Ak ienge ell chaf , 27 SCRA 1214 (1969) and Pa en and Villa ania, 108 Phil. 833, 836 (1960).
Ch ng Te . Ng Kian Giab, 18 SCRA 747 (1966).
4 Amig Man fac ing, Inc. . Cl e Peab d C ., Inc., 406 Phil. 905, 916 (2001).
25 Ag al , R.E. The La n T adema k, Inf ingemen and Unfai C m e i i n, 1 Ed. (2000), . 11-12.

26 CA ll , . 149-150. The La hil P jec - A ellan La F nda i n

27 Id. a 69.

2 Id. a 68.

2 Id. a 72-73.

30 Id. a 193-194.

31 Id. a 151-152.

32 R ll , . 304-306.

33 Id. a 307.

34 Id. a 303.

35 CA ll , . 205.

36 Sec. 9. Regi a i n and Licen ing. N e icide , fe ili e , he ag ic l al chemical hall be

e ed, im ed, man fac ed, f m la ed, ed, di ib ed, ld ffe ed f ale, an ed,
deli e ed f an ai n ed nle i ha been d l egi e ed i h he FPA c e ed b a n mbe ed
i i nal e mi i ed b FPA f e in acc dance i h he c ndi i n a i la ed in he e mi .
Se a a e egi a i n hall be e i ed f each ac i e ing edien and i ible f m la i n in he ca e f
e icide f each fe ili e g ade in he ca e f fe ili e .

37 C ea ing The Fe ili e and Pe icide A h i and Ab li hing The Fe ili e Ind A h i .

3 CA ll , . 204.