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Court of Appeals
Manila
BUESER, Chairman,
FIEL-MACARAIG &
-versus- AMPUAN,* JJ.
Promulgated:
ISCO HOLDING CORPORA-
TION
Respondent. 26 AUG 2020
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DECISION
FIEL-MACARAIG, J.:
1* Designated as Acting Junior Member per Office Order No. 210-20-RSF dated 24 August 2020.
Rollo, pp. 11-46.
2Id., pp. 80-86.
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the Director of Bureau of Trademarks and the library of the
Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau
be furnished a copy of this decision for information, guidance,
and records purposes.
SO ORDERED.
The Antecedents
3Under Class 7: washing machine; vacuum cleaners; floor polishers; electric blender; electric juicer;
electric coffee maker; electric food processor; water pumps; under Class 9: television; mp3/mp4 play-
er; dvd; component; disc players/recorders; radio; speakers; amplifiers; electric fans; ceiling fans; orbit
fans; box fans; industrial fans; exhaust fans; air coolers; air humidifiers; air cleaners; ionizers; comput -
ers; flat iron; under Class 11: air conditioners; gas range; electric range; range hoods; gas stoves; elec-
tric stoves; rice cooker; over toaster; turbo broiler, induction cooker; electric oven; deep fryer; grillers,
sandwich makers, food steamer; bread maker; water purifier; electric airpot; flashlights; rechargeable
lights; cfl; led bulbs; lighting consumables and equipments; hair dyer; refrigerator; freezers; under
Class 14: wall clocks; under Class 21: non-electric blender, juicer, coffee maker, food processor, jug,
kettle, airpot, vacuum flask, water jug, water dispenser, water containers, coolers, rice dispenser.
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SO ORDERED.15
Petitioner argues:
20Id., p. 17.
21Id., pp. 1105-1115.
22Id., pp. 1117-1129.
23Id., pp. 1138-1143.
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Issue
24The Philippines became a signatory to the Paris Convention on 27 September 1965; Japan, on 15 July
1899.
25Rollo, pp. 1154-1162.
26Id., pp. 1165-1199.
27Id., pp. 1201-1206.
28Id., p. 1222.
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Our Ruling
Article 6bis
Marks: Well-Known Marks
xxx
xxx
Article 16
Rights Conferred
xxx
xxx
31This treaty entered into force both in the Philippines and in Japan on 1 January 1995.
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In this case, not only are the marks visually different, the
products covered by these marks are also different. The [re-
spondent] is applying the registration of NIKON & Design on
goods which are different from those covered by the [petition-
er’s] trademark registration for NIKON x x x.32
We do not agree.
36Rollo, p. 981
37Dy and/or Philites Electronic & Lighting Products v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., supra.
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xxx
xxx
39Rollo, p. 981.
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40G.R. No. 198889, 20 January 2016, citing Dermaline, Inc. v. Myra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., G.R. No. 190065,
16 August 2010.
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The interests of petitioner are
likely to be damaged by respon-
dent’s use of the mark
44Rollo, p. 34
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mark, or any such use of a similar trade name or mark, likely to
mislead the public, shall be deemed unlawful.
SO ORDERED.
ORIGINAL SIGNED
GERALDINE C. FIEL-MACARAIG
Associate Justice
WE CONCUR:
ORIGINAL SIGNED
DANTON Q. BUESER
Associate Justice
ORIGINAL SIGNED
ALFREDO D. AMPUAN
Associate Justice
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CERTIFICATION
ORIGINAL SIGNED
DANTON Q. BUESER
Associate Justice
Chairman, Special Fourteenth Division