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Co Tiong Sa Vs. Director Of Patents 095 Phil 1

In Re Petition for Registration of Trademark "FREEDOM" under Section 4 of Republic Act No. 166 filed in the Philippine Patent Office bearing Serial No. 38. CO TIONG SA, applicant-petitioner, vs. DIRECTOR OF PATENTS, respondent, SAW WOO CHIONG & CO., oppositor.

G.R. No. L-5378 | 1954-05-24

D E C I S I O N

LABRADOR, J.:

This is an appeal filed by Co Tiong Sa, applicant for registration of the trademark "FREEDOM" and its corresponding design, against a decision of the Director of Patents sustaining the opposition thereto of Saw Woo Chiong & Co., and denying the application. The applicant in said registration proceeding, now petitioner in this Court, has used the trademark on undershirts and T- shirts since March, 1947. The trademark sought to be registered is "FREEDOM". The word "FREEDOM" is in hand print, with a slight slant to the right. In the facsimiles attached to the original application, there are no letters, lines,...