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Alhambra Cigar And Cigarette Manufacturing. Co. Vs. Pedro N. Mojica 027 Phil 266

ALHAMBRA CIGAR AND CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING CO., plaintiff-appellee, vs. PEDRO N. MOJICA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 8937 | 1914-03-21

D E C I S I O N


MORELAND, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila declaring that the cigar bands or rings attached to the complaint and those in evidence used by the defendant upon his cigars bear such a close resemblance to those used on the cigars of the plaintiff that, taken together with other circumstances, their use constituted unfair competition, and forever prohibiting the defendant from using said bands or rings.

It appears from the evidence that the plaintiff has been manufacturing cigars of a certain kind and form for a long period of years and during that time has used upon...