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Sanrio Company Limited Vs. Edgar C. Lim etc.

SANRIO COMPANY LIMITED, Petitioner, versus EDGAR C. LIM, doing business as ORIGNAMURA TRADING, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168662 | 2008-02-19

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 74660[2] and its resolution[3] denying reconsideration.

Petitioner Sanrio Company Limited, a Japanese corporation, owns the copyright of various animated characters such as "Hello Kitty," "Little Twin Stars," "My Melody," "Tuxedo Sam" and "Zashikibuta" among others.[4] While it is not engaged in business in the Philippines, its products are sold locally by its exclusive distributor, Gift Gate Incorporated (GGI).[5]

As such exclusive distributor, GGI entered into licensing agreements...