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In-N-Out Burger, Inc. vs. Sehwani, Inc.

IN-N-OUT BURGER, INC, Petitioner, versus SEHWANI, INCORPORATED AND/OR BENITA'S FRITES, INC., Respondents.

G.R. No. 179127 | 2008-12-24

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse the Decision[1] dated 18 July 2006 rendered by the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 92785, which reversed the Decision[2] dated 23 December 2005 of the Director General of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in Appeal No. 10-05-01. The Court of Appeals, in its assailed Decision, decreed that the IPO Director of Legal Affairs and the IPO Director General do not have jurisdiction over cases involving unfair competition.

Petitioner...