Intellectual Property Law
New Era University
2020 Course Outline1
Read:
Republic Act No. 8293, The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
See:
Articles 712, 721-724, 520-522 of the New Civil Code
Justin Hughes, The Philosophy of Intellectual Property, 77 Geo. L.J. 287 (1988)
Article XII, Section 6, Section 14; Article XIV, Sections 10-18, 1987 Constitution
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works as revised in Brussels
(Brussels Act)
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Rights (Paris Convention)
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and
Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention)
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the
Purposes of Patent Procedure.
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Including Trade In Counterfeit
Goods of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Articles 1-14, 40-73 as discussed in
Tanada v. Angara, G.R. No. 118295. May 2, 1997
Patent Cooperation Treaty
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
See:
Sec. 4.1
a) Copyright and Related Rights;
b) Trademarks and Service Marks;
c) Geographic Indications;
d) Industrial Designs;
e) Patents;
f) Layout-Designs (Topographies) of
Integrated Circuits; and
g) Protection of Undisclosed Information.
Distinguish: Patents, trademarks, and copyright
See:
Pearl and Dean vs. Shoemart, G.R. No. 148222. August 15, 2003
Kho v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 115758. March 19, 2002
COPYRIGHT
See: Chapter I IPC
Research: Denicola Test
C.I. General Principles
Santos v. McCullough Printing Co., G.R. No. L-19439. October 31, 1964
Joaquin Jr. et al vs. Drilon, et al, G.R. No. 108946. January 28, 1999
Pearl and Dean vs. Shoemart, supra
Sambar v. Levi Strauss, 378 SCRA 364 (2002)
1 Based on the outline of RTC Judge Anna Francesca M. Limbo
Santos v. McCullough Printing Co., 12 SCRA 321 (1964)
Filipino Society of Composers v. Benjamin Tan, 148 SCRA 461 (1987
C.II. Requisites for Copyright Protection
Ching Kian Chuan vs. CA, G.R. No. 130360. August 15, 2001
Ching vs. Salinas, G.R. No. 161295. June 29, 2005
C.III. Protected Works
See:
Chapter II IPC
Art. 721-723 NCC
United Feature Syndicate v. Munsingwear, 179 SCRA 260 (1989)
Distinguish: Original from Derivative Works
C.IV. Unprotected Works
See:
Chapter IV IPC
C.V. Rights conferred
See:
Sec. 177, 193, 200, 203, 208, 211
Research:
Droit de Suite
First sale doctrine
Neighboring rights
C.VI. Ownership
See:
Sec. 178
C.VII. Duration
See:
Sec. 213, 215
C.VIII. Limitations
See:
Sec. 184, 185
Research: Fair Use doctrine
In The Matter Of The Charges Of Plagiarism, Etc., Against Associate Justice Mariano C. Del
Castillo, A.M. No. 10-7-17-SC. Oct 12, 2010
In The Matter Of The Charges Of Plagiarism, Etc., Against Associate Justice Mariano C. Del
Castillo, A.M. No. 10-7-17-SC. Feb 8, 2011.
C.IX. Infringement
See:
Chapter XVII
A.M. No. 02-1-06-SC
Remedies, see Sec. 216-217
Habana et al vs. Robles et al G.R. No. 131522. July 19, 1999
Microsoft Corp vs. Maxicorp Inc, G.R. No. 140946. September 13, 2004
20thCentury Fox v. CA, 164 SCRA 655 (1988)
Columbia Pictures, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 237 SCRA 367 (1994)
Columbia Pictures, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 261 SCRA 144 (1996)
People v. Ramos, 83 SCRA 1 (1978)
Serrano Laktaw v. Paglinawan, 44 Phil. 855
Habana v. Robles, 310 SCRA 511 (1999)
C.X. Transfer Or Assignment Of Copyright
See: Chapter VII
TRADEMARKS, TRADENAMES, AND SERVICE MARKS
See also:
Republic Act No. 166
Sec. 239.2, Sec. 235.2, Sec. 236, Sec. 241, Sec. 239.
Distinguish:Trade Name, Trademark, Service Mark, Collective Mark
Research: Madrid Protocol; Nice Classifications
T.I. General Principles
Converse Rubber Corp. v. Universal Rubber Products, Inc., G.R. No. L-27906. April 28, 1980
Mirpuri V. CA & Barbizon Corp, G.R. No. 114508. November 19, 1999
Fredco Manufacturing Corporation v. President And Fellows Of Harvard College (Harvard
University), GR No. 185917, June 1, 2011
T.II. Functions
Ang v. Teodoro, 74 Phil. 50
Etepha v. Director of Patents, G.R. No. L-20635. March 31, 1966
T.III Registrability
Sec. 122, 123
Unno Commercial Enterprises v. General Milling Corp., G.R. No. L-28554. February 28, 1983
Kabushi Kaisha Isetan v. IAC, 203 SCRA 583
Philip Morris v. Fortune Tobacco, GR No. 158589, 27 June 2006
Shangrila v. DCCI, GR No. 159938, 31 March 2006
Shangrila v. DCCI, GR No. 159938, 22 January 2007
T.IV. Tests
Distinguish: Colorable Imitation, Holistic, Dominancy
Research: Well-Known Mark
Societe des Produits Nestle, S.A. v.CA, G.R. No. 112012. April 4, 2001
Del Monte Corporation, et al. v. CA, G.R. No. L-78325. January 25, 1990
Asia Brewery v. CA and San Miguel G.R. No. 103543. July 5, 1993
McDonald’s Corporation v. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc., et al., G.R. No. 143993. August 18, 2004
T.V. Registration
Requirements, Sec. 124
Research: National Treatment Principle, Nice Agreement
Duration, Sec. 145
T.VI. Infringement
Sec. 155
Mighty Corporation v. E. & J. Gallo Winery, G.R. No. 154342. July 14, 2004
McDonald’s Corporation v. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc., supra
Coca-cola v. Gomez, G.R. No. 154491. November 14, 2008
Remedies
Secs. 156-160
Distinguish: Trademark infringement from Unfair competition
Jurisdiction
Criminal Actions
Samson v. Judge Daway, GR Nos. 160054-55. July 21, 2004
Administrative
In-N-Out Burger, Inc. v. Sehwani, Inc., G.R. No. 179127. December 24, 2008
PATENTS
I. LAW ON PATENTS
A. Legislative History
1. Republic Act No. 165
2. Republic Act No. 8293 (“IPC”)
Sec. 239.1, IPC
Sec. 235.1, IPC
Sec. 236, IPC
3. RA No. 9502 (Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality
Medicines Act of 2008) (Amended IPC)
B. Definition
C. Purpose
Manzano v. CA, 278 SCRA 688
Pearl & Dean v. Shoemart, 409 SCRA 231 (2003)
D. What are patentable?
1. Inventions
Section 21, IPC
Standards:
a. Novelty
Sections 23-25, IPC
Maguan v. CA, 146 SCRA 107
Vargas v. Chua, 57 Phil 206
Frank v. Kosuyama, 59 Phil. 206
b. Inventiveness
Section 26, IPC, as amended by RA No. 9502
(UniversallyAccessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of
2008)
Aguas v. de Leon, 111 SCRA 238
Manzano v. CA, 278 SCRA 688
c. Industrial Application
Section 27, IPC
2. Utility Model
Sections 109.1, IPC
3. Industrial Designs
Sections 112, 113, 119.1, IPC
4. Lay-Out Designs (Topographies of Integrated Circuits
RA 9150 amending RA 8293
Layout Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Regulations
B. What are not patentable?
Section 22, IPC, as amended by RA No. 9502 (Universally Accessible
Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
Secs. 8-9, RA 165
Sec. 74, RA 165
Article 27, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
(TRIPS)
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303, 100 S. Ct. 2204
Plant Variety Protection Act, Republic Act No. 9168
Sections 32 and 34 of the IPRA Law (RA 8371)
C. Ownership of Patent
Section 28, IPC
Section 29, IPC
Section 30, IPC
Sections 67-70, IPC
Section 236, IPC
D. Regular Application for Patent
1. Who may apply?
Sections 28-30, IPC
Section 68, IPC
Section 3, IPC
Section 231, IPC
Section 235, IPC
2. Application
Section 32-37, IPC
Section 38, IPC
Section 39, IPC
Section 8, IPC
Sections 108, 109.2, IPC (Utility Models)
Section 114-115, IPC (Industrial Design)
3. Priority Date
Section 31, IPC
Boothe v. Director of Patents, 95 SCRA 446
4. Filing Date
Sections 40-41, IPC
Section 116, IPC (Industrial Design)
5. Formality Examination
Section 42, IPC
6. Classification and Search
Section 43, IPC
7. Confidentiality Before Publication
Section 45, IPC
8. Publication of Patent Application
Section 44, IPC
9. Rights Conferred by a Patent Application After Publication
Section 46, IPC
10. Observation by Third Parties
Section 47, IPC
11. Request for Substantive Examination
Section 48, IPC
Schuartz v. CA, 335 SCRA 493 (2000)
12. Amendment
Section 49, IPC
13. Conversion
Sections 110 and 111, IPC
E. Philippine Rules on PCT Applications (Pursuant to Patent Cooperation
Treaty ratified by the Senate on 5 February 2001; PCT took effect for the
Philippines on 17 August 2001)
F. Issuance or Refusal of Patents
Section 50, IPC
Section 51, IPC
Section 53, IPC
Sections 117 and 119, IPC (Industrial Design)
Pearl & Dean v. Shoemart, 409 SCRA 231 (2003)
G. Publication Upon Grant of Patents
Section 52, IPC
H. Term of Patent
Section 54, IPC (Invention Patent)
Section 109.3, IPC (Utility Model)
Section 118, IPC (Industrial Design)
I. Annual Fees
Section 55, IPC
J. Surrender, Correction and Amendment
Section 56, IPC
Sections 57-60, IPC
K. Cancellation
1. Grounds
Section 61, IPC
Section 82, IPC
Section 109.4, IPC (Utility Model)
Section 120, IPC (Industrial Design)
2. Proceedings
Sections 62-66, IPC
Section 230, IPC
L. Rights of Patentee
1. Section 71, IPC
Parke Davis & Co. v. Doctor’s Pharmaceuticals, 124 SCRA 115
Limitations on The Rights Of A Patentee
Sec. 72, IPC as amended by RA No. 9502 (Universally
Accessible
Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
Secs. 73-74, IPC
Sec. 231, IPC
The Issue of Parallel Importation
Section 71, IPC
Article 6 of the TRIPS Agreement: The Doctrine of
Exhaustion
2. Action for infringement (Literal and Equivalent)
Vargas v. F.M. Yaptico, supra
Frank v. Benito, 51 Phil. 712
Frank v. Kosuyama, 59 Phil. 206
G. Sell v. Yap Jue, 12 Phil. 519
Maguan v. CA, 146 SCRA 107
Godines v. CA, 226 SCRA 338
Del Rosario v. CA, 255 SCRA 152
Smith Kline v. CA, 409 SCRA 33 (2003)
a. Civil Action for Infringement
Section 76, IPC, as amended by RA No. 9502 (Universally
Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
Section 75, IPC
b. Criminal Action for Repetition of Infringement
Section 84, IPC
c. Administrative
Section 10.2, IPC
d. Who can file?
Section 77, IPC
Creser Precision System, Inc. v. CA, 286 SCRA 13
e. Presumptions
Section 78, IPC
f. Damages
Secs. 79-80, IPC
g. Defenses in Action for Infringement
Section 81, IPC
h. Patent Found Invalid May be Cancelled
Section 82, IPC
i. Assessors
Section 83, IPC
3. Licensing
a. Voluntary
Sections 85-92, IPC
b. Compulsory
Sections 93-95, IPC, as amended by RA No. 9502 (Universally
Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
Sections 96-102, IPC
Price v. United Laboratories, 166 SCRA 133 (1988)
Smith Kline v. CA, 276 SCRA 224 (1997)
Smith Kline v. CA, 368 SCRA 9
4. Right to Transfer and Assign
Section 4.2, IPC
Sections 103-107, IPC
Sections 85-92, IPC
Albana v. Director of Patents, 93 Phil. 113
