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NBI Microsoft Corporation, et al. vs Judy C. Hwang, et al.

NBI MICROSOFT CORPORATION & LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORP., Petitioners, versus JUDY C. HWANG, BENITO KEH & YVONNE K. CHUA/BELTRON COMPUTER PHILIPPINES INC., JONATHAN K. CHUA, EMILY K. CHUA, BENITO T. SANCHEZ, NANCY I. VELASCO, ALFONSO CHUA, ALBERTO CHUA, SOPHIA ONG, DEANNA CHUA/TAIWAN MACHINERY DISPLAY & TRADE CENTER, INC., and THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 147043 | 2005-06-21

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for certiorari[1] of the Resolutions[2] of the Department of Justice dismissing for "lack of merit and insufficiency of evidence" petitioner Microsoft Corporation's complaint against respondents for copyright infringement and unfair competition.

The Facts

Petitioner Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), a Delaware, United States corporation, owns the copyright and trademark to several computer software.[3] Respondents Benito Keh and Yvonne Keh are the President/Managing Director and General Manager, respectively, of respondent Beltron Computer Philippines, Inc. ("Beltron"), a domestic...