LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Atty. Rowell Ilagan A.Y. 2020 – 2021

Module 1:

I. Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines v. Ochoa , G.R. No. 204605, July 19,
2016

2. Specific intellectual property rights (Sec. 4)

3. Technology Transfer Arrangements in General

4. Right of a Foreigner to Sue for Protection of IP Rights (Secs. 3 and 160)

II. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (Secs. 6-19)

III. Trademarks
1. Definition of Marks, Collective Marks, Trade Names, Slogan (Sec. 121)

2. Functions of Trademarks

3. Acquisition of Ownership of Mark (Sec. 122)

Birkenstock GmbH v. Phil Shoe Marketing , G.R. No. 194307, November 29, 2013

Superior Commercial Enterprises, Inc. v. Kunna Enterprises Ltd. and Sports Concept &
Distributor, Inc., G.R. no. 169974, April 20, 2010

4. Acquisition of Ownership of Trade Name (Sec. 165)

Ecole De Cuisine Manille (Cordon Bleu of the Philippines), Inc. v. Renaus Cointreau &
Cie and Le Cordon Bleu Int’l B.V., G.R. No. 185830, June 5, 2013

5. Registrability of Marks

a. Non-registrable Marks (Sec. 123.1)

b. Secondary Meaning (Sec. 123.2)

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6. Fanciful, Arbitrary, Suggestive, Composite and Coined Marks

7. Prior Use of Mark as a Requirement (Secs. 122 and 152)

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8. Tests to Determine Confusing Similarity between Marks

a. Dominancy Test

Asia Brewery, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 103543

McDonald’s Corporation v. L.C. Bigmak Burgers, Inc., G.R. No. 143993

Societes Des Produits Nestle, S.A. v. Court of Appeals , G.R. No. 112012

McDonald’s Corporation v. McJoy Fastfood Corporation , G.R. No. 166115, February

Sketchers USA v. Inter Pacific Industrial Trading Corporation , G.R. No. 164321,
March 28, 2011

Societes Des Prduits Nestle, S.A. v. Dy, G.R. No. 172276, August 8, 2010

b. Holistic Test

Emerald Garment Manufacturing Corp. v. CA, G.R. No. 100098

Bristol Myers Co. v. Director of Patents & United American Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ,
G.R. No. L-21587, May 19, 1966

Diaz v. People, G.R. No. 180677, February 18, 2013

Philip Morris, Inc. v. Fortune Tobacco Corporation , G.R. No. 158589, June 27, 2006

Del Monte Corporation and Philippine Packing Corporation v. Court of Appeals , G.R.
No. L-78325, January 25, 1990

Module 4:

9. Well-Known Marks (Sec. 123(e)and(f))

a. Criteria

In-N-Out Burger, Inc. v. Sehwani, Incorporated and/or Benita’s Frites, Inc ., G.R. No.
179127, December 24, 2008

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 Fredco Manufacturing Corporation v. President and Fellows of Harvard College , G.R.
No. 185917, June 1, 2011

10. Trademark Registration Process and Requirements (Secs. 124-146, 149)

a. Filing date

b. Priority right

c. Opposition

d. Certificate of Registration

11. Rights Conferred by Registration (Sec. 147)

Taiwan Kolin Corp. v. Kolin Electronics, Co., G.R. no. 209843, March 25, 2015

Mighty Corporation v. E & J. Gallo Winery, G.R. No. 154342, July 14, 2004

12. Use by Third Parties of Names, etc. Similar to Registered Mark (Sec. 148)

13. License Contracts (Sec. 150)

14. Cancellation of Registration (Sec. 151154)

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15. Infringement and Remedies

a. Trademark Infringement (Sec. 155)

i. Confusion of goods v. confusion of business

ii. Limitations to Actions for Infringement (Sec. 159)

Shangri-La International Hotel Management, Ltd. v. Developers Group of

Prosource International, Inc. v. Horphag Research Management SA , G.R.

Coffee Partners, Inc. v. San Francisco Coffee & Roastery, Inc. , G.R. No.
169504, March 3, 2010,

Ong v. People, G.R. no. 169440, November 23, 2011

Republic Gas Corporation v. Petron Corporation, G.R. No. 194062, June

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 b. Damages (Secs. 156158, 179)

i. Civil v. Criminal Infringement

ii. Action for False or Fraudulent Declaration (Sec. 162)

c. Jurisdiction (Secs. 10.2 and 163)

i. A.M. No. 2-1-11, February 9, 2002;

ii. A.M. No. 03-0303, July 1, 2003;

d. Requirement of Notice

e. Prohibition of Entry of Goods Bearing Infringing Marks; Role of Bureau of Customs

16. Unfair Competition (Sec. 168)

a. Infringement v. Unfair competition

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum v. Romars Int’l, G.R. No. 189669, February 16, 2015

Willaware Products Corp v. Jesichris Mfg. Corp., G.R. No. 195549, September 3,
2014

Espiritu v. Petron Corporation, G.R. No. 170891, November 24, 2009

Levi Strauss (Phils.), Inc. v. Lim, G.R. No. 162311, December 4, 2008

Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. Naga Plant v. Gomez , G.R. No. 154491,
November 14, 2008

17. Trade Names or Business Names (Sec. 165)

18. Collective Marks (Sec. 167)

19. False Designation of Origins, False Description or Representation (Sec. 169)

Uyco v. Lo, G.R. No. 202423, January 28, 2013

20. Penalties

Century Chinese Medicine Co. v. People, G.R. no. 188526, November 11, 2013

Module 6:

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IV. Patents
1. Patentable Inventions (Secs. 21, 23-27)

Pearl & Dean (Phil.), Incorporated v. Shoemart, Incorporated , G.R. No. 148222, August
15, 2003

Maguan v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L45101, November 28, 1986

Aguas v. De Leon, G.R. No. L32160, January 30, 1982

Manzano v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113388, September 5, 1997

Samson v. Tarroza, G.R. No. L20354, July 28, 1969

2. Non-Patentable Inventions (Sec. 22)

3. Ownership of a Patent

a. Right to a Patent (Sec. 28)

b. First-to-file Rule Inventions (Sec. 29)

c. Inventions Created Pursuant to a Commission (Sec.30)

d. Right of Priority (Sec. 31)

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4. Patent Registration Process and Requirements (Sec. 32-60)

5. Cancellation of a Patent (Sec. 61-66)

6. Remedy of the True and Actual Inventor (Secs. 29, 67, 68, and 70)

7. Rights Conferred by a Patent (Secs. 55 and 71)

Phil. Pharmawealth, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc. G.R. No. 167715, November 17, 2010

8. Limitations of Patent Rights (Secs. 71 and 72)

a. Prior User (Sec. 73)

b. Use by the government (Sec. 74)

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Module 8:

9. Patent Infringement (Secs. 76-84)

a. Civil Action for Infringement (Sec. 76)

b. Infringement Action by a Foreign National (Sec. 77)

c. Limitation of Action (Sec. 79)

d. Notice Requirement (Sec. 80)

e. Jurisdiction

i. A.M. No. 02-111 February 19, 2002

Samson v. Cabanos, G.R. No. 161693, June 28, 2005

f. Criminal action for Patent Infringement (Sec. 84)

g.  Tests in Patent Infringement

i. Literal Infringement (Sec. 75.1)

ii. Doctrine of Equivalents (Sec. 75.2)

Smith Kline Beckman Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126627,

Godines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97343, September 13, 1993

h. Defenses in Actions for Infringement (Sec. 81)

i. Contributory Patent Infringement (Sec. 75.1)

Creser Precision Systems, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 118708,

Module 9:

10. Technology Transfer Arrangements (Sec. 85102)

k. Voluntary License Contract (Secs. 85, 90 and 91)

i. Prohibitted Clauses (Sec. 87)

ii. Mandatory Provisions (Sec. 88)

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 l. Compulsory Licensing

i. Grounds (Secs. 93, 96, and 97)

ii. Requirement to Obtain a License (Sec. 95)

Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Ltd. v. Court of Appeals , G.R. No. 121267,
October 23, 2001

Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Ltd. v. Court of Appeals , G.R. No. 121867,
July 24, 1997

m. Period to File a Petition (Sec. 94)

11. Assignment and Transmission of Rights (Secs. 103-107)

12. Utility Models (Secs. 108-111)

13. Industrial Design (Secs. 112-118)

Module 10:

V. Copyright
1. Definitions (Secs. 171, 171.3, 171.9, 171.12 and 171.13)

2. Definition of copyright

a. Ownership of intellectual creation

• Common law copyright

• Statutory copyright

3. Territorial Application of Copyright Laws

4. Copyright distinguished from Trademark and Patent

Pearl & Dean (Phil.), Incorporated v. Shoemart, Incorporated, G.R. No. 148222,
August 15, 2003

Kho v. Court of Appeals, Mar 19, 2002 G.R. No. 115758

Ching v. Salinas, G.R. No. 161295, June 29, 2005

d. Denicola Test

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 e. Whether an Article of Commerce serve as a trademark and at the same time enjoy
patent and
copyright protection

5. Copyright over literary works is vested from the moment of creation (Secs. 172.1 and 171.2)

Unilever Phils., Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 119280, August 10, 2006

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6. Works Protected by Copyright

a. Original works (Sec. 172)

b. Derivative works (Sec. 173)

c. Requirement of Originality

Sambar v. Levi Strauss, G.R. No. 132604, March 6, 2002

7. Works not protected by copyright (Secs. 175 and 176)

Joaquin, Jr. v. Drilon, G.R. No. 108946, January 28, 1999

8. Rights conferred by copyright

e. Economic rights (Sec. 177)

f. Moral Rights (Secs. 193-199)

g. Rights of Performers, Producers of Sound Recordings and Broadcasting Organizations

h. Copyright in Works of Architecture (Sec. 186)

9. Transfer or Assignment of Copyright (Secs. 180182)

10. Designation of Societies (Sec. 183)

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11. Limitations of Copyright (Secs. 184, 184.1, and 187)

a. Fair use of Copyright work (Secs. 185 and 185.1)

• Reproduction of Computer Program (Sec. 189)

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 • Reprographic Reproduction by Libraries (Secs. 188 and 188.1)

b. Importation for Personal purposes (Sec. 190)

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. v. Philippine Multi-Media System, Inc., G.R. Nos.

12. Ownership of Copyright (Sec. 178)

a. Anonymous & Pseudonymous Works (Sec. 179)

Manly Sporstwear Mfg. Inc. v. Dadodette Enterprises, G.R. No. 165306,

13. Deposit and Notice (Sec. 191 and 192)

14. Term of Moral Rights (Sec. 198)

15. Right to Proceeds in Subsequent Transfers (Secs. 200 and 201)

16. Duration of Copyright (Sec. 213)

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17. Infringement (Secs. 216, 217, 218 and 221A)

i. Infringement v. Plagiarism

j. Whether animus furandi or intentions to pirate is an element of copyright

k. Acknowledgement of the source of the work infringed is not a defense to an

l. Presumption of Authorship

NBI-Microsoft Corp. v. Hwang, G.R. No. 147043, June 21, 2005

Habana v. Robles, G.R. No. 131522, July 19, 1999

Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. v. Tan , G.R. No. L-
36402, March 16, 1987

18. Prescription of Action (Sec. 226)

Sanrio Co. Ltd. v. Lim, G.R. No. 168662, February 19, 2008