“Copyright in Daily Life”

November 3, 2015

On October 29, 2015, Atty. Cherylette P. Lingao attended a forum entitled “Copyright in Daily Life” which was organized by the Korean Copyright Commission and in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines at the Malcolm Theater of the University…

UN Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD)

October 19, 2015

On October 8, 2015, Attys. Patrick Sarmiento and Maria Francesca Bautista attended the lecture-workshop sponsored by the Philippine Ports Authority.The guest speaker, Mr. Damien Magee, a UN Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD) expert, discussed among others ship and sale purchase, demurrage, and…

ACPIA conference

August 17, 2015

Attys. Daphne Grasparil and Cherylette Lingao attended the ASEAN Confederation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (ACPIA) two-day conference held last August 17 and 18, 2015 at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. The two-day conference was attended by foreign dignitaries and…

REPUBLIC ACT 10667 THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION ACT

August 12, 2015

On 21 July 2015, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law the Philippine Competition Act which aims to establish measures that safeguard competitive conditions and protection to consumers. The law prohibits practices that allow entities to restrict market competition through anti-competitive agreements…

The Supreme Court allows the registration of identical trademarks for use on electronic products in the same Class.

July 15, 2015

In Taiwan Kolin Corporation, Ltd. vs. Kolin Electronics Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 209843, 25 March 2015), the Supreme Court explained that mere uniformity in Classification alone does not ipso facto equate to relatedness of the goods and/or services. According to the High…

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