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Adrian S. De La Paz Vs. Director Of Patents And Petrophil Corporation

ADRIAN S. DE LA PAZ, petitioner, vs. DIRECTOR OF PATENTS AND PETROPHIL CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 82513 | 1990-07-13

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

This is a simple case of a denial of a motion to dismiss a petition to cancel patent by the Director of Patents after petitioner had adduced evidence. 1

On February 9, 1982 respondent Petrophil Corporation (Petron for short) filed with the Philippine Patent Office a petition for cancellation of letters of patent with respect to Invention No. 14132 issued on February 27, 1981 "for the processing of the manufacture of fuel for diesel engines" on the ground that the same is not an invention, new or patentable within the meaning and contemplation of the patent law.

After petitioner filed his answer and the...