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Ecole De Cuisine Manille (Cordon Bleu of the Philippines), Inc. vs. Renaud Cointreau & CIE and Le Cordon Bleu Int'l., B.V.

ECOLE DE CUISINE MANILLE (CORDON BLEU OF THE PHILIPPINES), INC., Petitioner, vs. RENAUD COINTREAU & CIE and LE CORDON BLEU INT'L., B.V., Respondents.

G.R. No. 185830 | 2013-06-05

SECOND DIVISION 
DECISION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.: 
 
Assailed in. this petition for review on certiorari1 is the December 23, 2008 Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 104672 which· affirmed in toto the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General's April 21, 2008 Decision3 that declared respondent Renaud Cointreau & Cie (Cointreau) as the true and lawful owner of the mark "LE CORDON BLEU & DEVICE" and thus, is entitled to register the same under its name. 
 
The Facts
 
On June 21, 1990, Cointreau, a partnership registered under the laws of France, filed...