Supreme Court Holds that Prior Use No Longer Determines the Acquisition of Ownership Over a Mark
In Zuneca Pharmaceutical vs. Natrapharm, Inc. [G.R. No. 211850, 08 September 2020], the Supreme Court held that, under the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, prior use no longer determines…
Read MoreSupreme Court approves the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases
The Supreme Court has approved the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases (“Revised IP Rules”), amending A.M. No. 10-3-10-SC, the Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property…
Read MoreSEC Requires Foreign Corporations to Declare Beneficial Ownership Information
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued on 03 November 2020 Memorandum Circular No. 30, Series of 2020 (“MC No. 30-20”). MC No. 30-20 requires all SEC-registered stock and non-stock…
Read MoreSEC Requires Submission of Official E-mail Address and Cellphone Number
Pursuant to its mandate under Section 180 of the Revised Corporation Code to develop and implement an electronic filing and monitoring system, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued…
Read MoreSupreme Court rules that Section 9-B of Republic Act No. 11199 (Social Security System Act of 2018) on the solidary liability of manning agencies for SSS contributions is constitutional [Joint Ship Manning Group, Inc. v. Social Security System, G.R. No. 247471 (07 July 2020)]
The Supreme Court recently held that Section 9-B of Republic Act No. 11199 or the Social Security System Act of 2018 (“R.A. No. 11199”) on the treatment of manning agencies…
Read MoreSupreme Court dismisses ABS-CBN’s petition to annul the Cease and Desist Order issued by the NTC for being moot [ABS-CBN Corporation v. National Telecommunications Corporation (sic), G.R. No. 252119 (25 August 2020)]
In ABS-CBN Corporation v. National Telecommunications Corporation [sic], G.R. No. 252119 (25 August 2020), the Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by ABS-CBN Corporation (“ABS-CBN”) seeking to annul the Cease…
Read MoreAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) Host Global Networking Event
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) hosted a global networking event on 30 September 2020 attended by in-house counsels, intellectual property practitioners, members…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Managing Partner Joe Nathan P. Tenefrancia discusses the firm’s direction and practice area growth in an interview with The Legal 500
In an interview with The Legal 500, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Managing Partner Joe Nathan P. Tenefrancia, talks about the firm’s strengths and strategies, as well the growth of its…
Read MoreSupreme Court rules that a mayor is not authorized to conduct a warrantless inspection of mining sites [Pilapil v. Cu, G.R. No. 228608 (27 August 2020)]
In the recent case of Pilapil v. Cu, G.R. No. 228608 (27 August 2020) (“Pilapil”), the Supreme Court ruled that a mayor did not have the statutory authority to conduct…
Read MoreSupreme Court affirms non-self-executing nature of the constitutional policy of economic independence [National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc., v. Board of Investments, G.R. No. 205835 (23 June 2020)]
In its recent decision in National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc., v. Board of Investments, et al., G.R. No. 205835 (23 June 2020) (“National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc.”), the…
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