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Pearl & Dean (Phils) vs Shoemart, Inc & North Edsa Marketing

PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, petitioner, vs. SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA MARKETING, INCORPORATED, respondents.

G.R. No. 148222 | 2003-08-15

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

In the instant petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Pearl & Dean (Phil.) Inc. (P & D) assails the May 22, 2001 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals reversing the October 31, 1996 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 133, in Civil Case No. 92-516 which declared private respondents Shoemart Inc. (SMI) and North Edsa Marketing Inc. (NEMI) liable for infringement of trademark and copyright, and unfair competition.

FACTUAL ANTECEDENTS

The May 22, 2001 decision of the Court of Appeals[3] contained a summary of this dispute:

Plaintiff-appellant Pearl...