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13: OTHER COMMERCIAL LAWS

COURSE SYLLABUS A.Y. 2019-2020
(INTELECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS) - MIDTERMS
Prof. J. P. DEL ROSARIO


STUDY GUIDE

DURATION TOPICS ACTIVITIES

I. INTRODUCTION • Recitation
Week 1 a. General Concepts of Commercial Laws • Discussion
b. Commerce • Lecture
• Case Digests/
- What are commercial acts / requisites
Analysis
c. Governing laws

- General laws
- Special commercial laws


II. LAWS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
a. Republic Act. 8293 (IPC)

- State Policy (Sec. 2, IPC)

- Laws repealed
b. Constitutional Provision on Intellectual Property
c. International laws and treaties
- WTO ‘s Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of

Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
-Berne Convention, WIPO treaty, Paris Convention,


Madrid Protocol, etc.)

c. Principle of Reciprocity (Sec. 3, IPC)
d. Reverse Reciprocity of Foreign Laws (Sec.. 231, IPC)

e. National Treatment or Assimilation (Art. 3, TRIPS)
f. Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Art. 4, TRIPS)

g. Technology Transfer Arrangement (Sec. 4.2, IPC)



III. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

a. Creation
b. Functions, (Sec 5, IPC)

c. The Bureaus
d. The National Library and the Supreme Court (Secs 7.1 [c]
and 191, IPC)



IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (Sec 4, IPC)

a. Patents (Sec. 21, IPC)
b. Trademark and Service Marks (Sec. 121, IPC)
 c. Copyrights and related rights
d. Geographical Indication (Sec. 22, IPC)
e. Industrial Design (Sec. 112, IPC)
f. Lay-out design (Topography)
g. Protection of Undisclosed Information
h. Utility model

Case law:

1. Mirpuri v. CA, 318 SCRA 516, (1999);
2. Puma v. IAC, GR. No. 75067 (1988);


V. LAWS ON PATENTS • Recitation
Week 2 -3 a. Patent • Discussion
b. Elements of Patentability • Lecture
• Case Digests/
c. Patentable and Non-Patentable Inventions
Analysis
d. Utility Models and Industrial Design
• Filing of
e. Application for the Grant of Patent Application
i. Requirements for Filing of Application (Secs 32-
39)
ii. First to File Rule
iii. Right of Priority
iv. Application Proper
v. Unity of Invention
vi. Divisional applications
vii. Non-Prejudicial Disclosure
viii. Term of Patent
f. Procedure for the Grant of Patent (Secs 40-60)
g. Right to a Patent (Secs 28-31)
h. Ownership of Patent
i. Cancellation of Patent (Secs 61-66)
j. Remedies of a Person Deprived with Patent Ownership
(Secs. 67-70)
k. Infringement (Secs. 72-84)
i. Doctrine of Equivalents
ii. Civil liability
iii. Criminal Liability
iv. See A.M. No. 10-3-10SC (Rules of Procedure for IP
rights ), Rules 2 and 10
v. See RA 9502 (Universally Accessible Cheaper and
Quality Medicines Act of 2008) re importation of
drugs and medicine and provisions on inventive
step.
l. Limitations of Patent Rights (Secs 72-76)
- Acts allowed even without authorization
 - Prior User
- Use by the Government
m. Voluntary Licensing (Secs 85-92)
n. Compulsory Licensing (Secs 93-102)
o. Assignment of Rights (Secs. 103-107
Case law:

1. Pearl and Dean, Inc. v. Shoemart , Inc., G.R. No. 148222, (2003);
2. Boothe v. Director of Patents, G.R. No. 24919, (1980);
3. Angelita Manzano vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113388, (1997);
4.Philippine Pharmawealth, Inc. v. Pfzer, Inc. vs. Phizer
(Philippines), Inc., G.R. No. 167715 (2010);
5. Roma Drug v. Regional Trial Court, 585 SCRA 140, (2009);
6. Pascual Godines v. Court of Appeals, et al. (G.R. No. 97343,
September 13, 1993);
7. Smith Kline Beckman v. Court of Appeals, G.R. 12667, (2003).


VI. LAWS ON TRADEMARK • Recitation
Week 4-5 • Discussion
a. Trade marks • Lecture
i. Collective Marks • Case
Digests/Analysi
ii. Service Marks
s
iii. Trade names • Filing of
b. Functions of Trademark Application
c. Acquisition of Marls
d. Kinds of Marks
i. Arbitrary marks
ii. Fanciful Marks
iii. Suggestive Marks
iv. Descriptive Marks
v. Generic Marks
e. Non-registrability of Marks
f. Colorable Imitation
g. Doctrine of Secondary Meaning
h. Well-known marks
i. Test to determine Confusing Similarity Between Marks
i. Dominancy Test
ii. Hollistic Test
Case law:

1. Converse Rubber Corp. vs. Converse Rubber Products,
147 SCRA 154 (1987);
2. Coffee Partners, v. San Francisco Coffee & Roastery, Inc.
GR 169504 (2010);
3. Fredco Manufacturing Corp. vs. Harvard University, 650
 SCRA 233, (2011);
4. Esso Standard v. Court of Appeals, 116 SCRA 336 (1982);
5. Philippine Refining Co., Inc. v. Ng Sam and Director of
Patents, 115 SCRA 495 (1982);
6. Marvex Commercial Co., Inc. v. Petra Hawpia and Co. G.R.
19297 (1966);
7. Etepha A.G. v. Director of Patents, 16 SCRA 495, (1966);
8. Mighty Corp. v. E & J Gallo, 434 SCRA 473 (2004);
9. Lyceum of the Philippines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R.
101897, (1993);
10. Societe Des Produits Nestle v. Courts of Appeals, G.R,
112012 (2001);
11. Asia Brewery v. Court of Appeals, G.R. 103543, (1993);
12. Ang v. Teodoro, G.R. 48226, (1942);
13. Tanduay Distillers, Inc. v. Ginebra San Miguel, G.R. 164324,
(2009);
14. Shang Properties Realty v. St. Francis Development Corp.
, 730 SCRA 275, (2014);
15. McDonald’s Corporation v. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc. G.R.
No. 143993, (2004);
16. McDonals’s Corp. vs. MacJoy Fastfood Corp. G.R. 166115,
(2007);


j. Procedure in Trademark Registration • Recitation
Week 5-7 i. Application • Discussion
ii. NICE Classification • Lecture
iii. Disclaimers • Case
Digests/Analysi
iv. Opposition
s
v. Declaration of Actual Use • Filing of
vi. Affidavit of Use Application
vii. Priority Right
k. Certificate of Registration
l. Duration of Certificate of Registration
i. Term of Trademark
ii. Non-Use of the Mark
j. Assignment of Transfer
k. Limitation of Trademark
l. Cancellation of Registration
m. Trademark Dillution
n. Confusion of Goods and Business
o. Remedies Against Trademark Infringement
p. Unfair Competition

Case law:
1. Philip Morris v. CA, 224 SCRA 576, (1993);
 2. Birkenstock vs. PSEMC, G.R. 194307, (2013);
3. Mighty Corporation v. E& J Gallo, G.R. No. 154343, (2004);
4. Skechers U.S.A. v. Inter Pacific, 646 SCRA 448, 2006;
5. Levi Strauss & Co. v. Clinton Apparelle, Inc., G.R. 138900,
(2005);
6. Coca Cola Bottlers, Phils. Vs. Gomez, et al, G.R. 154491,
(2008);
7. Shell Co. v. Insular Petroleum, 11 SCRA 436, (1964);
8. Juno Batistis v. People, G.R. 181571, (2009).


I. LAW ON COPYRIGHT • Recitation
Week 8 • Discussion
a. Copyright • Lecture
• Case Digests/
b. Scope of Copyright
Analysis
c. Non-copyrightable works
• Creation of a
d. Copyright ownership coprighted
e. Types of rights under Copyright material
f. Related Rights
g. Transfer or Assignment
h. Limitations of Copyright
i. Right to Proceeds in Subsequent Transfer
j. Term of Copyright
k. Infringement
l. Secondary Infringement
m. Remedies against Infringement
n. Points of Attachment
o. Deposit and Notice
p. Optical Media Act of 2003

Case law:
1. Joaquin Jr. vs. Drilon, 302 SCRA 225, (1999);
2. Kho vs. Court of Appeals , GR No. 115758, (2002);
3. Unilever Phils. vs. andCourt of Appeals, GR. No. 119280
(2006); and
4. Habana vs. Robles, GR No. 131522, (1999).