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Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
INTRODUCTION
2. International Agreements
2.1 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of the Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)
Tañada vs. Angara, 272 SCRA 18
Art. 1 – Nature and Scope of Obligation
Readings:
2.1.1 Article 3 (National Treatment)
2.1.2. Article 4 (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment), TRIPS Agreement
3. Laws
B. Patents
Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO (The Myriad Case), 569 U.S. 12
D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2015] HCA 35
3. Patentability Requirements
4. Ownership of a Patent
5. The Application
7. Remedy of the True and Actual Inventor (Secs. 67 and 68, IPC)
Phil Pharmawealth, Inc. vs. Pfizer, Inc. 635 SCRA 140 (2010)
Impressions v. Lexmark, 581 U.S. ___ (May 30, 2017)
11. Assignment and Transmission of Rights (Sec. 104 and 105, IPC)
Day 2
Copyrights
2. Copyrightable Works
ABS CBN vs. Felipe Gozon, G.R. No. 195956 (March 11, 2015)
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, 568 U.S. __ (No. 11-697, March 19, 2013)
ABS CBN vs. Felipe Gozon, G.R. No. 195956 (March 11, 2015)
Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
Harper & Row v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
Day 3
Trademarks
Berris Agricultural Co., v. Abyadang, G.R. No. 183404, October 13, 2010
Ecole De Cuisine Manille v. Le Cordon Bleu Int'l., G.R. No. 185830, June 5, 2013
Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. ___ (June 19, 2017); Sec. 123.1(a) IPC vis-à-vis Sec. 4, Art. III Constitution
Spectrum of Distinctiveness –
Abercrombie & Fitch v. Hunting World, 537 F.2d 4 (2d Cir. 1976)
Secondary Meaning (Sec. 123.2) and Fair Use –
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Zatarains v. Oak Grove, 698 F.2d 786 (5 Cir. 1983)
b. Holistic Test
7. Well-Known Marks Sec. 123.1(e), 147.2, Sec. 2, Rule 18, A.M. No. 10-3-10-SC)
In-N-Out Burger vs. Sehwani, G.R. No. 179127, December 24, 2008
9. [Fair] Use by Third Parties of Names, etc. Similar to Registered Mark (Sec. 148)
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New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, 971 F.2d 302 (9 Cir. 1992)
a. Trademark Infringement
b. Damages
c. Requirement of Notice
11. Unfair Competition and False Designation of Origin (Sec. 168 – 169)
Coca-Cola Bottlers, Phil. Vs. Quintin Gomez,G.R. 154491, Nov. 18, 2008
Chester Uyco, et. Al. vs. Vicente Lo, G.R. 202423, January 28, 2013
Kenneth Roy Savage et. al. v. Judge Taypin, G.R. 134217, May 11, 2000
Coffee Partners, Inc. vs. San Francisco Coffee (G.R. No. 169504, 3 March 2010