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Converse Rubber Corp. vs Univ. Rubber Products etal

CONVERSE RUBBER CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. UNIVERSAL RUBBER PRODUCTS, INC. and TIBURCIO S. EVALLE, DIRECTOR OF PATENTS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-27906 | 1987-01-08

R E S O L U T I O N


FERNAN, J.:

The undisputed facts of the case are as follows:

Respondent Universal Rubber Products, Inc. filed an application with the Philippine Patent office for registration of the trademark "UNIVERSAL CONVERSE AND DEVICE" used on rubber shoes and rubber slippers.

Petitioner Converse Rubber Corporation filed its opposition to the application for registration on grounds that:

a] The trademark sought to be registered is confusingly similar to the word "CONVERSE" which is part of petitioner's corporate name "CONVERSE RUBBER CORPORATION" as to likely deceive purchasers of products on which it is to be used to an...