THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has favored Singapore-based Crocodile International Pte. Ltd. in a trademark lawsuit filed by French fashion giant Lacoste S.A. The SC’s Second Division upheld decisions of the Court of Appeals (CA), Intellectual Property Office-Director General (IPO-DG) and Intellectual Property Office-Bureau of Legal Affairs (IPO-BLA), which all found no similarity between the […]
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has favored Singapore-based Crocodile International Pte. Ltd. in a trademark lawsuit filed by French fashion giant Lacoste S.A. The SC’s Second Division upheld decisions of the Court of Appeals (CA), Intellectual Property Office-Director General (IPO-DG) and Intellectual Property Office-Bureau of Legal Affairs (IPO-BLA), which all found no similarity between the […]