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Protection of Trademarks in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. Granting patents registrations is generally based on a first-to-file (or first-to-invent, depending on the country) basis. Collective marks may be registered and are treated as ordinary trademarks for the purposes of substantive examination.

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

LexBlog IP

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

In 2008, Sydney Cabs and Manly Cabs entered a Business Sale Agreement ( BSA ) which stated that Sydney Taxis would obtain certain telephone numbers of Manly Cabs at completion but did not describe the mechanism by which this was to occur ( Disputed Numbers ). Sydney Taxis operated a radio room and call centre for both Manly Cabs and RSL Cabs.