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Birkenstock Orthopaedi Gmbh and Co. Kg, etc. Vs. Philippine Shoe Expo Marketing Corp.

BIRKENSTOCK ORTHOPAEDIE GMBH AND CO. KG (formerly BIRKENSTOCK ORTHOPAEDIE GMBH), Petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE SHOE EXPO MARKETING CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 194307 | 2013-11-20

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari1 are the Court of Appeals' (CA) Decision2 dated June 25, 2010 and Resolution3 dated October 27, 2010 in CA-G.R. SP No. 112278 which reversed and set aside the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General's Decision4 dated December 22, 2009 that allowed the registration of various trademarks in favor of petitioner Birkenstock Orthopaedie GmbH & Co. KG.

The Facts

Petitioner, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Germany, applied for various trademark registrations before the IPO, namely: (a) “BIRKENSTOCK” under...