G.R. No. 115106 – 255 SCRA 152 – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Law on Patents – Infringement – Karaoke Machine Roberto Del Rosario was granted a patent for his innovation called the “Minus One” karaoke. The patent was issued in June 1988 for five years and was […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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G.R. No. L-5378 – 95 Phil. 1 – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names – Test of Infringement Co Tiong Sa has been producing T-shirts since March 1947 and he had been using the brand “Freedom” which has been designed […]
G.R. No. 173775; G.R. No. 167707 – 568 SCRA 164 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Regalian Doctrine – Land Classifications – Boracay Cases – Positive Act by the Government in Reclassifying Lands – No Acquisitive Prescription in Inalienable Lands These are two consolidated cases. G.R. […]
G.R. No. 135385 – 347 SCRA 128 (400 Phil. 904) – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – IPRA Law vis-à-vis Regalian Doctrine Former Justice Isagani Cruz, a noted constitutionalist, assailed the validity of the Republic Act No. 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA Law) on […]
G.R. No. L-2746 – 7 Phil. 132 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Ancestral Domain – Ancestral Land Claim Political Law – Regalian Doctrine On June 23, 1903, Mateo Cariño went to the Court of Land Registration (CLR) to petition his inscription as the owner of a […]
G.R. No. L-56483 – 129 SCRA 513 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract of Sale – Efficacy – Need to Register Sale in the Registry of Deeds – PD 1529 Tomas de Vera was the owner of two parcels of land in Tondo, Manila. In 1961, de […]
G.R. No. L-36249 – 135 SCRA 557 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract of Sale – Ownership – Rescission of a Sales Contract – Unjust Enrichment On November 21, 1964, Chan Lin offered to buy 170 cavans of rice from Aniceto Sandoval at P37.25/sack (P6,332.50). Sandoval agreed; […]
G.R. No. L-56449 – 153 SCRA 412 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Essence of Registration in General Jose Ching et al and the Spouses Cesar and Araceli Alvarado were disputing possession over a parcel of land. Ching averred that the Alvarados encroached upon their land. […]
G.R. No. L-80007 – 157 SCRA 337 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Members of Congress – Electoral Tribunals – HRET’s Jurisdiction over Electoral Protests Carmelo Lazatin questioned the jurisdiction of the (Commission on Elections) COMELEC in annulling his proclamation after he had taken his […]
G.R. No. 128609 – 421 SCRA 338 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale In March 1973, Douglas Anama and PSBank (Philippine Savings Bank) entered into a Contract to Buy whereby Anama gets to buy back his parents’ land which was […]
G.R. No. 125088 – 427 SCRA 196 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Constructive Delivery; Signing of the Deed of Sale In 1984, Lagrimas Boy needed money for her brother’s placement fee to go abroad. She then borrowed P15k from spouses Isagani and Erlinda Ramos. In 1986, Lagrimas […]
G.R. No. 152526 – 444 SCRA 250 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Perfected Contract of Sale; Meeting of Minds Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Material Allegations in the Complaint -Real Action vs Personal Action Juan Jose Jordana wrote a letter to Madeliene Bunye offering that he will […]
G.R. No. L-23475 – 56 SCRA 714 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Journal vs Enrolled Bill – Conclusiveness of the Enrolled Bill; Exception In 1964, Antonio Villegas (then Mayor of Manila) issued circulars to the department heads and chiefs of offices of the city government as well as to the […]
G.R. No. L-29658 – 26 SCRA 150 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Powers of Congress – Lawmaking Power – Legislative Process – Journal vs Enrolled Bill Enrique Morales has served as captain in the police department of a city for at least three years but does […]
G.R. No. 123672 – 477 SCRA 666 – Civil Law – Law on Sale – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale – Right of Rescission; Failure to Pay Purchase Price In March 1972, El Dorado Plantation, Inc. (El Dorado), through its board member Lauro Leviste, executed a Deed of […]
G.R. No. 145470 – 477 SCRA 173 – Civil Law – Law on Sale – Elements of Sale; Purchase Price – Manner of Payment Essential in a Contract of Sale In 1983, Cruz executed a Kasunduan with the Gloriosos for the consideration of the rear portion of a 223 sq. […]