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GEMMA ONG A.K.A. Maria Teresa Gemma Catacutan, Petitioner,vs.PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

GEMMA ONG A.K.A. Maria Teresa Gemma Catacutan, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 169440 | 2011-11-23

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
Before Us is a petition for review on certiorari, filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, to set aside and reverse the June 16, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 28308, which affirmed the September 23, 2003 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 24 in Criminal Case No. 00-184454.

On July 28, 2000, petitioner Gemma Ong a.k.a. Maria Teresa Gemma Catacutan (Gemma) was charged before the RTC for Infringement under Section 155 in relation to Section 170 of Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code.  The accusatory...