LMG 13: OTHER COMMERCIAL LAWS

COURSE SYLLABUS - MIDTERMS

Class 4ALM and 4CLM, A.Y. 2017-2018
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
- What are commercial acts / requisites Case Digests/
c. Governing laws Analysis
- General laws Filing of
- Special commercial laws Application

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- Laws repealed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);
3. Leviton industries, Inc. v. Salvador, G.R. No. 40163 (1982).

V. LAWS ON PATENTS Recitation

Week 2 -3 a. Patent Discussion
b. Elements of Patentability Lecture
c. Patentable and Non-Patentable Inventions Case Digests/
d. Utility Models and Industrial Design Analysis
e. Application for the Grant of Patent Filing of
i. Requirements for Filing of Application (Secs 32- Application
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 4-6 Discussion
a. Trade marks Lecture
i. Collective Marks Case
ii. Service Marks Digests/Analysis
iii. Trade names On-site visit to
b. Functions of Trademark the Intellectual
c. Acquisition of Marls Property Office
d. Kinds of Marks Filing of
i. Arbitrary marks Application
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. Mirpuri vs. CA, G.R. No. 114508 (1999);

2. Converse Rubber Corp. vs. Converse Rubber Products,
147 SCRA 154 (1987);
3. Coffee Partners, v. San Francisco Coffee & Roastery, Inc.
GR 169504 (2010);
4. Fredco Manufacturing Corp. vs. Harvard University, 650
SCRA 233, (2011);
5. Esso Standard v. Court of Appeals, 116 SCRA 336 (1982);
6. Philippine Refining Co., Inc. v. Ng Sam and Director of
Patents, 115 SCRA 495 (1982);
7. Marvex Commercial Co., Inc. v. Petra Hawpia and Co.
G.R. 19297 (1966);
8. Etepha A.G. v. Director of Patents, 16 SCRA 495, (1966);
9. Mighty Corp. v. E & J Gallo, 434 SCRA 473 (2004);
10. Lyceum of the Philippines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R.
101897, (1993);
11. Societe Des Produits Nestle v. Courts of Appeals, G.R,
112012 (2001);
 12. Asia Brewery v. Court of Appeals, G.R. 103543, (1993);
13. Ang v. Teodoro, G.R. 48226, (1942);
14. Tanduay Distillers, Inc. v. Ginebra San Miguel, G.R.
164324, (2009);
15. Shang Properties Realty v. St. Francis Development
Corp. , 730 SCRA 275, (2014);
16. McDonalds Corporation v. L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc.
G.R. No. 143993, (2004);
17. McDonalss Corp. vs. MacJoy Fastfood Corp. G.R.
166115, (2007);
18. Del Monte Corp. v. CA, GR 78325, (1990);
19. Fruit of the Loom v. CA, GR 32747, (2004);
20. Berries Agricultural Co. Inc. v. Norvy Abyadang, GR
183404 (2010);
21. 246 Corporation v. Daway, GR 157216, (2003).

j. Procedure in Trademark Registration

Week 6 i. Application
ii. NICE Classification
iii. Disclaimers
iv. Opposition
v. Declaration of Actual Use
vi. Affidavit of Use
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. Prosource International, Inc. v. Horphag Research
Management, G.R. 180073, (2009);
5. Skechers U.S.A. v. Inter Pacific, 646 SCRA 448, 2006;
6. Levi Strauss & Co. v. Clinton Apparelle, Inc., G.R. 138900,
(2005);
7. Coca Cola Bottlers, Phils. Vs. Gomez, et al, G.R. 154491,
(2008);
 8. Shell Co. v. Insular Petroleum, 11 SCRA 436, (1964);
9. Juno Batistis v. People, G.R. 181571, (2009).

VII. LAWS ON COPYRIGHT

a. Copyright
i. General Principles
ii. Requisites
b. Scope of Copyright
i. Original Works
ii. Derivative Works
c. Non-copyrightable works
d. Copyright ownership
e. Rights Conferred by Copyright
i. Economic Rights
ii. Moral Rights
f. Term of Copyright
g. Limitations of Copyright

/JPD