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REPUBLIC ACT 10667 THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION ACT

August 12, 2015 by webadmin

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…

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

July 15, 2015 by webadmin

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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Canada Day Cocktail Reception

July 1, 2015 by webadmin

On July 1, 2015, Attys. Maria Theresa Gonzales, Daphne Grasparil, and Patrick Sarmiento attended the Canada Day Cocktail Reception at Fairmont Hotel, Makati upon the invitation of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

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The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Philippines

May 29, 2015 by webadmin

On May 29, 2015, Atty. Maria Theresa Gonzales lectured on the topic “The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Philippines” at the UP Law Center Institute for the Administration of Justice as part of the Supreme Court’s Mandatory Continuing…

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IR 2015

May 27, 2015 by webadmin

On May 27 to 29, 2015, Atty. Val del Rosario and Atty. Julius Raboca attended the International Referral meeting in Shanghai, China.

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International Referrals

May 27, 2015 by webadmin

Val del Rosario and Julius Raboca will attend the mid-year meeting of International Referrals in Shanghai from May 27 to 29,2015.

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Apple Inc. versus Solid Broadband Corp.

May 19, 2015 by webadmin

Manila, Philippines- Myphone, the first locally-branded mobile phones in the Philippines has won in a trademark dispute with multinational technology company Apple Inc. In a decision rendered on May 19, 2015, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) BLA ruled in favour of Solid…

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