JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE SERVICES (“JOHN HANCOCK”) opposed the trademark application of PNB LIFE INSURANCE (“PNB”) for “DIVERSIFY” covering life insurance product in class 36. PNB argued that it has a batter right to the mark as the first filer and registrant…
Motorola Trademark Holdings, Inc. opposed the registration of MOTOMO filed by respondent-applicant Yuling Lin for use on “cellphone accessories namely, cellphone cover, cellphone cases, screen protector, headphones; headsets, carrying cases for headphones”. The competing marks are shown below: In its Decision dated…
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…
The copyright infringement case revolved around the question: “Is FSBPT required to present evidence that it is the owner of a copyright over the NPTE questions purportedly infringed?” Short answer: “YES The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), an organization…
The IPO Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs, the IPO Director General, and the Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the petitioner’s application for the trademark LOLANE on account of its confusing similarity to respondent’s trademark ORLANE. Emphasis was made on LANE,…
