INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS

Atty. Bruneson I. Alabastro, CPA

First Semester, A.Y. 2017 2018
Jose Maria College College of Law

References:
1. Essentials of Intellectual Property Law (2016) by Ernesto C. Salao (Rex)
2. Chapter on the Intellectual Property Code from the book Commercial Law Review
(2015) by Cesar L. Villanueva and Gabriel S. Villanueva (Rex)
3. Codal Provisions:
a. The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Republic Act. No. 8293,
as amended) 2015 Edition.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2or2OrWYpIfN3BnNVNILUFjUmM/view?t
s=58057027 or http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/laws-issuances-treaties/ip-laws
b. A.M. No. 10-3-10-SC (Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights
Cases).
http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/images/IPEnforcement/Supreme_Court_Rules_
on_Procedure_for_IPR_Cases.pdf
c. A.M. No. 03-8-02 SC.
http://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A.-M.-No.-03-8-
02-SC.pdf

Course Outline:

I. Introduction (Intellectual Property Protection, State Policies and Constitutional

Bases)

II. Intellectual Property Office (Structure and Jurisdiction)

III. Law on Patents

IV. Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names

V. Law on Copyrights

VI. Rules of Procedure in Intellectual Property Cases

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INTRODUCTION:
Intellectual Property Protection, State Policies and Constitutional Bases

Intellectual Property Protection; Theories and Concepts

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

Constitutional Bases (1987 Constitution)

o Art. II. Sec. 20
o Art. XIV. Sec. 13
Sec. 2 of RA 8293, as amended

G.R. No. 114508 November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS, DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
CORPORATION, respondents.

o Art. II. Sec. 2

o Art. VII. Sec. 21
Sec. 3 of RA 8293, as amended
Sec. 232 of RA 8293, as amended

G.R. No. 100098 December 29, 1995 EMERALD GARMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,
petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, BUREAU OF
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
and H.D. LEE COMPANY, INC., respondents.
G.R. No. 118295 May 2, 1997 TAADA V. ANGARA
G.R. No. 114508 November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS, DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
CORPORATION, respondents.

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o Art. III. Sec. 1

G.R. No. 139300 March 14, 2001 AMIGO MANUFACTURING, INC., petitioner, vs. CLUETT
PEABODY CO., INC., respondent.
G.R. No. 121267 October 23, 2001 SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES, LTD. plaintiff-
appellee, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and DANLEX
RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC., defendant-appellant.

Scope:
o Sec. 4 of RA 8293, as amended
o Sec. 78 of RA 8293, as amended

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

Construction of the Intellectual Property Code

o Sec. 242 of RA 8293, as amended
o Art. 4 of the New Civil Code

G.R. No. 154342 July 14, 2004 MIGHTY CORPORATION and LA CAMPANA FABRICA DE
TABACO, INC., petitioner, vs. E. & J. GALLO WINERY and
THE ANDRESONS GROUP, INC., respondents.

o Sec. 240 of RA 8293, as amended

G.R. No. 114508 November 19, 1999 PRIBHDAS J. MIRPURI, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS, DIRECTOR OF PATENTS and the BARBIZON
CORPORATION, respondents.
G.R. No. 159938 March 31, 2006 SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT,
LTD., SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC., MAKATI
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL & RESORT, INC., AND KUOK
PHILIPPINES PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioners, vs.
DEVELOPERS GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.,
Respondent.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

(STRUCTURE & JURISDICTION)

Attn: Sec. 8, 9, 9A, 10, 7, 17, 18, 19

G.R. No. 179127 December 24, 2008 IN-N-OUT BURGER, INC., petitioner, vs. SEHWANI,
INCORPORATED AND/OR BENITAS FRITES, INC.,
respondents.
G.R. No. 167715 November 17, 2010 PHIL PHARMAWEALTH, INC., Petitioner, vs. PFIZER,
INC. and PFIZER (PHIL.) INC., Respondents.
G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), Petitioner vs.
DIRECTOR 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

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PATENTS, and THERAPHARMA, INC., Respondents

LAW ON PATENTS
Requisites for Patentability

G.R. L-45101 November 28, 1986 ROSARIO C. MAGUAN (formerly ROSARIO C. TAN),
petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS
and SUSANA LUCHAN, respondents.
G.R. No. 113388 September 5, 1997 ANGELITA MANZANO, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS, and MELECIA MADOLARIA, as Assignor to
NEW UNITED FOUNDRY MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION, respondents.

Registration of Utility Models

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

Right of Priority

G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), Petitioner vs.
DIRECTOR 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., Respondents

Divisional Applications

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

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), Petitioner vs.
DIRECTOR 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., Respondents

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Limitations on Patent Rights

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

Who may sue for patent infringement

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

Patent Infringement

G.R. L-45101 November 28, 1986 ROSARIO C. MAGUAN (formerly ROSARIO C. TAN),
petitioner,
vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and SUSANA
LUCHAN, respondents.
G.R. No. 97343 September 13, 1993 PASCUAL GODINES, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE
COURT OF APPEALS, SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION and
SV-AGRO ENTERPRISES, INC., respondents.
G.R. No. 115106 March 15, 1996 ROBERTO L. DEL ROSARIO, petitioner, vs. COURT OF
APPEALS AND JANITO CORPORATION, respondents.
G. R. No.126627 August 14, 2003 SMITH KLINE BECKMAN CORPORATION, Petitioner,
vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and TRYCO
PHARMA CORPORATION, Respondents.
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, Petitioner, vs.
SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
MARKETING, INCORPORATED, Respondents.
G.R. No. 167715 November 17, 2010 PHIL PHARMAWEALTH, INC., Petitioner, vs. PFIZER,
INC. and PFIZER (PHIL.) INC., Respondents.

Compulsory Licensing

G.R. No. 121267 October 23, 2001 SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES, LTD.
plaintiff-appellee, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and DANLEX
RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC., defendant-appellant.
G.R. No. 174379 August 31, 2016 E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., (assignee of
inventors Carino, Duncia and Wong), Petitioner vs.
DIRECTOR 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., Respondents

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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, petitioner,
vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SUMMERVILLE
GENERAL MERCHANDISING and COMPANY, and ANG
TIAM CHAY, respondents.

Ownership of Registered Marks

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

Marks which cannot be registered

G.R. No. L-48226 December 14, 1942 ANA L. ANG, petitioner,

vs. TORIBIO TEODORO, respondent.
G.R. No. L-4531 January 10, 1953 ANG SI HENG and SALUSTIANA DEE, plaintiffs-
appellants, vs. WELLINGTON DEPARTMENT STORE,
INC., BENJAMIN CHUA, S.R. MENDINUETO, and
FELIMON COSIO, defendants-appellees.
G.R. No. L-26966 October 30, 1970 DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., plaintiff-appellee, vs.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., defendant-appellant.
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
INDUSTRIES, INC., petitioners,
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,
respondents.

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Trademark dilution

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

Procedure for Application of a Mark

G.R. No. 120900 July 20, 2000 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, petitioner,
vs. COURT OF APPEALS and NSR RUBBER
CORPORATION, respondents.
G.R. No. 166886 July 30, 2008 MATTEL, INC. Petitioner, vs. EMMA FRANCISCO,
Director-General >of the Intellectual Property Office,
HON. ESTRELLITA B. ABELARDO, Director of the
Bureau of Legal Affairs (IPO), and JIMMY UY,
Respondents.

Right of Foreign Corporation to Sue

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

Trademark Infringement

G.R. No. 111580 June 21, 2001 SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT
LTD., SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC., MAKATI
SHANGRI-LA HOTEL AND RESORT, INC. and KUOK
PHILIPPINE PROPERTIES, INC., petitioners, vs. THE
COURT OF APPEALS, HON. FELIX M. DE GUZMAN, as
Judge, RTC of Quezon City, Branch 99 and
DEVELOPERS GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.,
respondents.
G.R. No. 139300 March 14, 2001 AMIGO MANUFACTURING, INC., petitioner, vs.
CLUETT PEABODY CO., INC., respondent.
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, Petitioner,
vs. SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
MARKETING, INCORPORATED, Respondents.
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
INDUSTRIES, INC., petitioners, 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, respondents.
G.R. No. 132993 June 29, 2005 LEVI STRAUSS (PHILS.), INC., petitioner, vs. VOGUE
TRADERS CLOTHING COMPANY, respondent.
G.R. No. 158589 June 27, 2006 PHILIP MORRIS, INC., BENSON & HEDGES
(CANADA), INC., and FABRIQUES DE TABAC
REUNIES, S.A., (now known as PHILIP MORRIS
PRODUCTS S.A.), Petitioners, vs. FORTUNE
TOBACCO CORPORATION, Respondent.
G.R. No. 166115 February 2, 2007 McDONALDS CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. MACJOY
FASTFOOD CORPORATION, Respondent.
G.R. No. 180073 November 25, 2009 PROSOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner, vs.
HORPHAG RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SA,

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Respondent.
G.R. No. 169974 April 20, 2010 SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.,
Petitioner, vs. KUNNAN ENTERPRISES LTD. AND
SPORTS CONCEPT & DISTRIBUTOR, INC.,
Respondents.
G.R. No. 172276 August 8, 2010 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE, S.A., Petitioner, vs.
MARTIN T. DY, JR., Respondent.
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, Petitioners, vs. PETRON
CORPORATION, PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, and SHELL INTERNATIONAL
PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED, Respondents.
G.R. No. 198889 January 20, 2016 UFC PHILIPPINES, INC. (now merged with NUTRI-
ASIA, INC., with NUTRI-ASIA, INC. as the surviving
entity), Petitioner, vs. BARRIO FIESTA
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Respondent.
G.R. No. 188996 February 1, 2017 SERI SOMBOONSAKDIKUL, Petitioner vs. ORLANE
S.A., Respondent

Unfair Competition

G.R. No. 134217 May 11, 2000 KENNETH ROY SAVAGE/K ANGELIN EXPORT
TRADING, owned and managed by GEMMA
DEMORAL-SAVAGE, petitioners, 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 SOSMEA, respondents.
G.R. No. 143993 August 18, 2004 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION and MCGEORGE FOOD
INDUSTRIES, INC., petitioners, 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, respondents.
G.R. No. 154491 November 14, 2008 COCA-COLA BOTTLERS, PHILS., INC. (CCBPI), Naga
Plant, petitioner, vs. QUINTIN J. GOMEZ, a.k.a. "KIT"
GOMEZ and DANILO E. GALICIA, a.k.a. "DANNY
GALICIA", respondents.
G.R. No. 169974 April 20, 2010 SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.,
Petitioner, vs. KUNNAN ENTERPRISES LTD. AND
SPORTS CONCEPT & DISTRIBUTOR, INC.,
Respondents.
G.R. No. 164321 March 23, 2011 SKECHERS, U.S.A., INC., Petitioner, vs. INTER
PACIFIC 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, Paraaque City, Respondents.
G.R. No. 202423 January 28, 2013 CHESTER UYCO, WINSTON UYCHIYONG, and
CHERRY C. UYCO-ONG, Petitioners, vs. VICENTE LO,

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Respondent.
G.R. No. 180677 February 18, 2013 VICTORIO P. DIAZ, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND LEVI STRAUSS [PHILS.], INC.,
Respondents.
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, Petitioners, vs. PETRON
CORPORATION, PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, and SHELL INTERNATIONAL
PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED, Respondents.
G.R. No. 212705 September 10, 2014 ROBERTO CO, Petitioner, vs. KENG HUAN JERRY
YEUNG and EMMA YEUNG, Respondents.
G.R. No. 190706 July 21, 2014 SHANG PROPERTIES REALTY CORPORATION
(formerly THE SHANG GRAND TOWER
CORPORATION) and SHANG PROPERTIES, INC.
(formerly EDSA PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.),
Petitioners, vs. ST. FRANCIS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, Respondent.
G.R. No. 195549 September 3, 2014 WILLAWARE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Petitioner,
vs. JESICHRIS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,
Respondent.

Trade names

G.R. No. 101897 March 5, 1993 LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., petitioner, vs.
COURT OF APPEALS, LYCEUM OF APARRI, LYCEUM
OF 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., respondents.
G.R. No. 169504 March 3, 2010 COFFEE PARTNERS, INC., Petitioner, vs. SAN
FRANCISCO COFFEE & ROASTERY, INC., Respondent.
G.R. NO. 175278 September 23, 2015 GSIS FAMILY BANK - THRIFT BANK [Formerly Inc.],
Petitioner, vs. BPI FAMILY BANK, Respondent.

LAW ON COPYRIGHTS
Procedure

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

Copyright Infringement

G.R. No L-36402 March 16, 1987 FILIPINO SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND
PUBLISHERS, INC., plaintiff-appellant, vs.
BENJAMIN TAN, defendant-appellee.
G.R. No. 110318 August 28, 1996 COLUMBIA PICTURES, INC., ORION PICTURES
CORPORATION, PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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CORPORATION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM

CORPORATION, UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION,
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., THE WALT DISNEY
COMPANY, and WARNER BROTHERS, INC.,
petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SUNSHINE
HOME VIDEO, INC. and DANILO A. PELINDARIO,
respondents.
G.R. No. 131522 July 19, 1999 PACITA I. HABANA, ALICIA L. CINCO and JOVITA N.
FERNANDO, petitioners, vs. FELICIDAD C. ROBLES
and GOODWILL TRADING CO., INC., respondents.
G.R. No. 130360 August 15, 2001 WILSON ONG CHING KlAN CHUAN, petitioner, vs.
HON. COURT OF APPEALS and LORENZO TAN,
respondents.
G.R. No. 148222 August 15, 2003 PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, Petitioner,
vs. SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA
MARKETING, INCORPORATED, Respondents.
G.R. No.166337. March 7, 2005 BAYANIHAN MUSIC vs. BMG
G.R. No. 161295 June 29, 2005 JESSIE G. CHING, petitioner, vs. WILLIAM M.
SALINAS, SR., WILLIAM M. SALINAS, JR.,
JOSEPHINE L. SALINAS, JENNIFER Y. SALINAS,
ALONTO SOLAIMAN SALLE, JOHN ERIC I. SALINAS,
NOEL M. YABUT (Board of Directors and Officers of
WILAWARE PRODUCT CORPORATION),
respondents.
G.R. No. 165306 September 20, 2005 MANLY SPORTWEAR MANUFACTURING, INC.,
Petitioners, vs. DADODETTE ENTERPRISES AND/OR
HERMES SPORTS CENTER, Respondent.
A.M. No. 10-7- October 15, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF THE CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM,
17-SC ETC., AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MARIANO C.
DEL CASTILLO.

Also read: Serenos Dissent

G.R. No. 195956 March 11, 2015 ABS-CBN CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. FELIPE
GOZON, GILBERTO R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L.
FLORES, JESSICA A. SORO, GRACE DELA PENA-
REYES, JOHN OLIVER T. MANALASTAS, JOHN DOES
AND JANE DOES, Respondents.
G.R. No. 166391 October 21, 2015 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v.
ROLANDO D. MANANSALA AND/OR MEL
MANANSALA, DOING BUSINESS AS DATAMAN
TRADING COMPANY AND/OR COMIC ALLEY,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 195835 March 14, 2016 SISON OLAO, SERGIO T. ONG, MARILYN O. GO,
AND JAP FUK HAI, Petitioners, v. LIM ENG CO,
Respondent.

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RULES OF PROCEDURE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES

Jurisdiction of Courts

G.R. No. 161693 June 28, 2005 MANOLO P. SAMSON, petitioner, vs. HON.
VICTORIANO B. CABANOS, In his capacity as Acting
Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Antipolo
City, Branch 71,
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and CATERPILLAR,
INC., respondents.

A.M. 03-8-02 SC Sec. 12

G.R. No. 208090 November 09, 2016 FERDINAND V. TOMAS, Petitioner, v. CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP (CIDG) -
ANTI-ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION (AOCD) (CIDG-
AOCD) AND MYRNA UY TOMAS, Respondent.

Rule 18, Sec. 5.

G.R. No. 198889 January 20, 2016 UFC PHILIPPINES, INC. (now merged with NUTRI-
ASIA, INC., with NUTRI-ASIA, INC. as the surviving
entity), Petitioner, vs. BARRIO FIESTA
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Respondent.

Rule 18, Sec. 6.

G.R. No. 212705 September 10, 2014 ROBERTO CO, Petitioner, vs. KENG HUAN JERRY
YEUNG and EMMA YEUNG, Respondents.

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