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Developers Group of Companies, Inc. vs. CA, et al.

DEVELOPERS GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS; SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT, LTD.; SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, INC.; MAKATI SHANGRI-LA HOTEL & RESORT, INC.; and KUOK PHILIPPINE PROPERTIES, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 104583 | 1993-03-08

D E C I S I O N

CRUZ, J p:

The core question before us is whether or not the petitioner was entitled to the writ of preliminary injunction issued by the trial court pending trial on the merits of the charge of infringement against the private respondent. We shall resolve only this question and not the merits of the petitioner's complaint.

The complaint was filed on April 15, 1991, by Developers Group of Companies, Inc. for "Infringement and Damages with Injunction" against Shangri-La International Hotel Management, Ltd., et al. It was docketed as Civil Case No. Q-91-8476 in the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City.

The plaintiff alleged...