Last 22 December 2017, the Bureau of Legal Affairs of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines dismissed Wendy’s International LLC’s opposition against Costa Limited’s trademark application for “FROSTINO” for “ice based drinks containing coffee, vanilla, and/or chocolate” in Class 30 and…

(Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited v. Rizhao Kaishun Tire Co. Ltd. (Nov. 16, 2017) Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited opposed the DUNLOHOO trademark application of Rizhao Kaishun Tire Co., Ltd (“Rizhao”) on the basis of its existing registration for DUNLOP which covers “tyres made…

(Societe Des Produits, Nestle, S.A. v. Puregold Price Club, G.R. No. 217194, Sept. 6, 2017) Is PUREGOLD’s “COFFEE MATCH” trademark confusingly similar to NESTLE’s “COFFEE-MATE” registered trademark? On 5 December 2008, NESTLE filed an opposition against Puregold’s application for registration of the…

Petitioner is a domestic fast food company that owns the mark “Mang Inasal, Home of Real Pinoy Style Barbecue and Device” (Mang Inasal mark). It is famously known to serve chicken inasal, a grilled chicken doused in a special inasal marinade. The…

The Intellectual Property of the Philippines issued Memorandum Circular No. 17-010 on July 1, 2017 which shall take effect on 1 August 2017, after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Under the previous Rules, an applicant or registrant is required…

Which party has a right to the trademark registration of SAKURA? Will the registration of SAKURA for goods in class 7 bar a subsequent trademark application of SAKURA for goods also in class 7? In its Decision dated 20 June 2017, the…