DE LA SALLE LIPA

COLLEGE OF LAW

LIST OF CASES
Intellectual Property Law

I. Intellectual Property Code

A. Intellectual Property Rights in General

1. Differences between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patent

- Pearl & Dean (Philippines), Inc. vs. Shoemart, Inc., G.R. No. 148222, August 15, 2003

B. Patents

1. Patentable Inventions

- Jessie Ching vs. William Salinas, et. al., G.R. No. 161295, June 29, 2005

2. Ownership of a Patent

1. Right to a Patent

- Pearl & Dean (Philippines), Inc. vs. Shoemart, Inc., G.R. No. 148222, ibid
- E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. v. DIRECTOR EMMA C. FRANCISCO, GR. No.
174379, August 31, 2016

3. Rights Conferred by a Patent

- Domiciano Aguas vs. Conrado De Leon, G.R. No. L-32160, January 30,
1982
- Manzano vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113388, September 5, 1997
- Precision Systems, Inc.,vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 118708, February 2,
1998
- Del Rosario vs. Court of Appeals, 255 SCRA 152 (1996)
- Smith Kline Beckman Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126627,
August 14, 2003
- Philippine Pharmawealth, Inc.,vs. Pfizer, Inc., G.R. No. 167715, November
17, 2010

4. Patent Infringement

a. Tests in Patent Infringement

i. Literal Infringement

- Pascual Godines vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97343, September 13, 1993

ii. Doctrine of Equivalents

 - Pascual Godines vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97343, ibid
- Smith Kline Beckman Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126627, ibid

2. Defenses in Action for Infringement

- Rosario Maguan vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. L-45101, November 28, 1986

5. Licensing

- Prince vs. United Laboratories, Inc.,166 SCRA 133 (1988)

C. Trademarks

- Pribhdas J. Mirpuri vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114508, November 19, 1999
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES v. HON. PAQUITO
OCHOA, G .R. No. 204605, July 19, 2016

1. Acquisition of Ownership of Mark

- Elidad C. Kho, doing business under the name and style of KEC Cosmetics
Laboratory vs. Court of Appeals, et. al., G.R. No. 115758, March 19, 2002
- Air Philippines Corporation v. Pennswell, Inc., 540 SCRA 215 (2007).
- E.Y. Industrial Sales vs. Shien Dar Electricity and Machinery Co. , G.R. No. 184850,
20 October 2010
- Superior Commercial Enterprises, Inc. vs. Kunnan Enterprises Ltd. and Sports
Concept & Distributor, Inc., G.R. No. 169974, April 20, 2010
- Birkenstock Orthopaedie Gmbh and Co. Kg vs. Philippine Shoe Expo Marketing
Corporation, G.R. No. 194307, November 20, 2013
- Taiwan Kolin Corporation, LTD. vs. Kolin Electronics Co., Inc.,G.R. No. 209843,
March 25, 2015
- Emerald Garment Manufacturing Corporation v. H.D. Lee Company, Inc., G.R. No.
210693, June 7, 2017

2. Non-Registrable Marks

- Lyceum of the Philippines vs. Court of Appeals, 219 SCRA 610 (1993)
- Societe Des Produits, Nestle, S.A. v. Puregold Price Club, Inc., G.R. No. 217194,
September 6, 2017
- Kensonic, Inc. v. Uni-Line Multi-Resources, Inc., (Phil.), G.R. Nos. 211820-21 &
211834-35, [June 6, 2018]

3. Prior Use of Mark as a Requirement

- Mattel, Inc. vs. Emma Francisco, et al., 560 SCRA 504 (2008)

4. Tests to Determine Confusing Similarity betweenMarks

a. Dominancy Test
 - Amigo Manufacturing, Inc. vs. Cluett Peabody Co., Inc., G.R. No. 139300, March 14,
2001
- Societe Des Produits Nestle, S.A. vs. Court of Appeals and CFC Corporation, G.R. No.
112012, April 4, 2001
- McDonald’s Corporation vs. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc., G.R. No. 143993, August 18,
2004
- McDonald’s Corporation vs. Macjoy Fastfood Corporation, G.R. No. 166115,
February 2, 2007
- Prosource International, Inc. vs. Horphag Research Management SA, G.R. No.
180073, November 25, 2009
- Berris Agricultural Co., Inc. vs. Norvy Abyadang, G.R. No. 183404, October 13, 2010
- Dermaline, Inc. vs. Myra Phamaceuticals, Inc., G.R. No. 190065, August 1, 2010
- Soceite Des Produits Nestle, S.A. vs. Dy, Jr., G.R. No. 172276, August 8, 2010
- Sketchers USA vs. Inter Pacific Industrial Trading Corporation, GR No. 164321,
March 28, 2011
- Mang Inasal Philippines, Inc. v. IFP Manufacturing Corporation, G.R. No. 221717,
June 19, 2017
- Citigroup, Inc. v. Citystate Savings Bank, Inc., G.R. No. 205409, [June 13, 2018]

b. Holistic Test

- Fruit of the Loom, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-32747, November 29, 1984
- Emerald Garment Manufacturing Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 100098,
December 29, 199
- Philip Morris, Inc. vs. Fortune Tobacco Corporation, G.R. No. 158589, June 27, 2006
- Victorio Diaz vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 180677, February 18, 2013
- Seri Somboonsakdikul v. Orlane S.A., G.R. No. 188996, February 1, 2017
- UFC PHILIPPINES, INC. v. FIESTA BARRIO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, G.R.
No. 198889, January 20, 2016

c. Doctrine of unrelated goods

- Hickok Manufacturing, Co., Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-44707, August 31,
1982
- Faberge, Inc. vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 71189, November 4, 1992
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 120900, July 20, 2004
- Mighty Corporation and La Campana Fabrica De Tabaco, Inc. vs. E. & J. Gallo Winery
and the Andresons Group, Inc., G.R. No. 154342, July 14, 2004

5. Well-Known Marks

- Pribhdas J. Mirpuri vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114508, ibid

- Mighty Corporation and La Campana Fabrica De Tabaco, Inc. vs. E. & J. Gallo Winery
and the Andresons Group, Inc., G.R. No. 154342, July 14, 2004
 - Sehwani, Inc. vs. In-N-Out Burger, Inc., G.R. No. 171053, October 15, 2007
- Fredco Manufacturing Corporation vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College,
GR No. 185917, June 1, 2011

6. Rights Conferred by Registration

- Berris Agricultural Co., Inc. vs. Norvy Abyadang, G.R. No. 183404, ibid

7. Infringement and Remedies

- Conrad and Company, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, 246 SCRA 691 (1995)
- Shangri-la International Hotel Management Ltd., et al. vs. Court of Appeals, 359
SCRA 273 (2001)
- Melbarose R. Sasot and Allandale R. Sasot vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No.
143193, June 29, 2005
- Levi Strauss & Co., Levi Strauss (Phils.) Inc. vs. Clinton Apparelle, Inc., G.R. No.
138900, September 20, 2005
- Tanduay Distillers, Inc.,vs. Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., G.R. No. 164324, August 14,
2009
- W Land Holdings, Inc. v. Starwood Hotels And Resorts Worldwide, Inc., G.R. No.
222366, December 4, 2017
- CATERPILLAR, INC., Petitioner, v. MANOLO P. SAMSON, G.R. No. 205972 and G.R.
No. 164352, November 9, 2016

a. Trademark Infringement

- Del Monte Corporation and Philippine Packing Corporation vs. Court of Appeals,
G.R. No. L-78325, January 25, 1990
- Asia Brewery, Inc., vs. Court of Appeals and San Miguel Corporation, G.R. No.
103543, July 5, 1993
- Pearl & Dean (Philippines) Inc. vs. Shoemart, Inc., G.R. No. 148222, ibid
- William C. Yao, Sr., et. al. vs. People of the Philippines, G.R No. 168306, June 19,
2007
- Ong vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 169440, November 23, 2011
- Republic Gas Corporation (REGASCO), et. al. vs. Petron Corporation, et. al., G.R. No.
194062, June 17, 2013
- Century Chinese Medicine Co., et. al. vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 188526,
November 11, 2013
- ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. v. Director of the Bureau of Trademarks, G.R. No. 217916,
[June 20, 2018]
- Citigroup, Inc. v. Citystate Savings Bank, Inc., G.R. No. 205409, June 13, 2018,
Leonen, J.
- L.C. BIG MAK BURGER, INC., v. MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, G.R. No. 233073,
FIRST DIVISION, February 14, 2018, TIJAM, J.

8. Unfair Competition

- Asia Brewery, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals and San Miguel Corporation, G.R. No.
103543, ibid
 - McDonald’s Corporation vs. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc., G.R. No. 143993, ibid
- Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. vs. Supergreen, Inc., 518 SCRA 750 (2007)
- Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.,(CCBPI), Naga Plant vs. Quintin Gomez, et, al.,
G.R. No. 154491, November 14, 2008
- Republic Gas Corporation (REGASCO), et. al. vs. Petron Corporation, et. al., G.R. No.
194062, ibid
- Shang Properties Realty Corporation (formerly the Shang Grand Tower
Corporation) and Shang Properties Inc., (formerly EDSA Properties Holdings, Inc.)
vs. St Francis Development Corporation, G.R. No. 190706, July 21, 2014
- Roberto Co vs. Keng Huan Jerry Yeung and Emma Yeung, G.R. No. 212705,
September 10, 2014
- San Miguel Pure Foods Co., Inc. v. Foodsphere, Inc., G.R. Nos. 217781 & 217788,
[June 20, 2018]

9. Trade Names or Business Names

- Converse Rubber Corporation vs. Universal Rubber Products, Inc., G.R. No. L-27906,
January 8, 1987
- Coffee Partners vs. San Francisco Coffee and Roastery, Inc., G.R. No. 169504, March
3, 2010
- Fredco Manufacturing Corporation vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College,
GR No. 185917, ibid
- Ecole De Cuisine Manille (Cordon Bleu of the Philippines), Inc. vs. Renaus Cointreau
& Cie and Le Cordon Bleu Int’l, B.V., G.R. No. 185830, June 5, 2013

D. Copyrights

1. Basic Principles, Sections 172.2, 175 and 181

- Manly Sportwear Manufacturing, Inc. vs. Dadodette Enterprises and/or Hermes

Sports Center, G.R. No. 165306, September 20, 2005
- Fernando Juan v. Roberto Juan, Gr No. 221372, August 23 2017

2. Copyrightable Works

- United Features vs. Munsingwear Creation, 179 SCRA 260 (1989)

3. Non-Copyrightable Works

- Francisco Joaquin, Jr. vs. Franklin Drilon, et. al., G.R. No. 108946, January 28,
1999
- Pearl & Dean (Philippine), Inc. vs. Shoemart, Inc., G.R. No. 148222, ibid
- SISON OLAÑO v. LIM ENG CO, G.R. No. 195835, March 14, 2016

4. Rights of Copyright Owner

- Columbia Pictures, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, 261 SCRA 144 (1996)
5. Limitations on Copyright

- ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation vs. Philippine Multi-Media System, Inc., G.R.

Nos. 175769-70, January 19, 2009
- GMA Network Inc., vs. Central CATV Inc., G.R. No. 176694, July 18, 2014

a. Copyright Infringement

- Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. vs. Benjamin Tan, G.R.
No. L-36402, March 16, 1987
- Columbia Pictures, Inc., et. al. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110318, August 28, 1996
- Pacita Habana, et. al. vs. Felicidad Robles and Goodwill Trading Co., Inc., G.R. No.
131522, July 19, 1999
- NBI-Microsoft Corporation vs. Judy Hwang, et. al., G.R. No. 147043, June 21, 2005