tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60629543805682811932024-02-21T01:45:08.595+08:00Intellectual PropertyWhat you should know about itRod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-26326031928254845422022-03-31T21:47:00.003+08:002022-03-31T21:47:25.018+08:00April Fools! <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I appreciate that you read my post. You are truly a good friend or a nice relative.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That being said,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gothca!</span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy April Fools day! </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><b>Please don't unfriend or unfollow me.</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: black;">But because you are good sport, please don't spoil it for the rest and most importantly, if you have not subscribed to my YouTube channel, please do so by clicking <a href="https://bit.ly/3qSZWWe">HERE</a> (Its the actually Youtube channel, I promise)</span><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Sincerely,<br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><b>Rod Vera</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-80004939063790171452015-11-13T11:17:00.000+08:002015-11-13T11:17:15.382+08:00A Bad Review is Not Libelous<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hottest news
of the week is the libel lawsuit filed by a celebrity stylist against a fashion
blogger. While this representation will not doubt to any feelings of the
parties in this controversy, the efficacy of this level of alleged defamation
is wanting.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a
previous article on Libel and the Public figure (read <a href="http://www.manilaspeak.com/rod-vera/libel-and-the-public-figure/">HERE</a>).
Now, from gathering of information from the apologetic news portal, the
celebrated stylist is suing a fashion blogger mainly on the issue that most
trending woman on earth wore a “used” dress on the biggest show last October
24, 2015. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
representation is fashion-deficient, friends were sought to define the job of a
stylist. So, a stylist chooses the attire for a person. It’s that simple. What
was just newly discovered was the difference between the designer and the
stylist. The designer is known for the quality of the design, while the stylist
is known for the choice. Also, the stylist doesn’t actually own or lay any
proprietary right to the clothes. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No doubt that a
stylist is a specialized profession where craft and artistic acumen is desired.
People pay over six figures to be told what to wear. A celebrity stylist is a
celebrity for intents and purposes. And as it was stated before, celebrities
have a lesser degree of defamation standards. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Libel under the
Revised Penal Code is the public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a
vice or defect, real or imaginary OR any act, omission, condition, status or
circumstance tending to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt (Article 353 of
the Revised Penal Code). The Cybercrime law (RA 10175) created the crime of
online libel. In fact, the Cybercrime increased the penalty of libel. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, the degree
of how the libel hurt the offended party is subjective. The more private the
person, the higher the degree of privacy that is reasonably expected. Now, the
more famous person, the lesser degree of privacy. A celebrity wants to be
famous, thus the baggage that comes with notoriety must be the burden to be
expected. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The accused in
this issue is a fashion blogger. While his defense could use the freedom of
expression and the press, there could be a better argument. The nature of the
accuser in relation to the access to the public should be a factor. Also, the
profession being high profile increases the chances of criticism. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The craft of
“styling” is akin to other skills such as cooking, composing music or directing
films. They put out their product for their target market to appreciate and pay
for it, sometimes indirectly. </span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, ask yourself
this, if we allow this controversial libel lawsuit to prosper, what is to stop
a director from suing a movie critic? What is to stop a chef from suing a
customer who tweeted that the food tasted bland? What is to stop the musician
from suing the audience who booed him onstage? </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you make
yourself public, you make yourself open to criticism. More so, if the criticism
is targeted to your craft. A bad review is not libelous. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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the replication of such optical media (<i>Section
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but not more than 6 years, and a fine of not less than 500,000.00 but not
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Your creation
is from your blood, sweat and tears. You toiled over countless moments to seek
perfection as you perceive it to be. You want others to enjoy but not to make
money at your expense. Below are four simple ways to protect your work. </span><br />
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</span><br />
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<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1. Invoke your
right</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you want
everyone to know that a particular literary or artistic work is yours, how do
you do it? It’s the all important © symbol. Its send a notice to the
reader/viewer/internet troll that such work has a semblance of protection. It
may serve as a warning to others not to use or borrow without your consent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span><br />
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<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2. One Moment
in Time</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stop
singing! Seriously, protection for your work starts from the moment of
creation. So, you have to prove that one moment in time (<i>ok, now you are
humming</i>). Have some method of documenting that moment of creation. In this
social media age, it will not be hard to do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span><br />
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<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">3. Deposit with
the National Library</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Although
such action is not a conclusive proof of ownership, a certificate of deposit
from the National Library of the work you registered with them has a government
stamp. That counts for something in case a dispute arises. Again, it is not
conclusive as it is almost a rubber stamp act by the government agency. Sadly,
your deposit does not earn any interest whatsoever. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span><br />
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<br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">4. Watermarking</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pretend you
are painter and sign your name on the bottom left corner. Although not done
literally, placing a visible mark of authorship is an effective deterrent for
would be “downloaders”. Such mark should discreet enough so as not to spoil the
artistic quality. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">All these
steps cannot guarantee that your work will be not infringed. There are several
exemptions to infringement under the law and they may vary country to country. Infringers
are getting smarter every day. For every step you make, they'll be watching
you. (<i>Again, stop with the singing!</i>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">----------------------- </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The
material in this online newsletter has been drafted and edited by Atty.
Roderick Vera and is for informational purposes only. The material above does
not constitute nor become legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for
legal advice before relying on any information found on this newsletter. For
any questions, inquiries or comments, please see the contact information above.</span></span></span></span></div>
Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-77077930635505431792013-06-27T09:53:00.001+08:002013-06-27T09:55:04.950+08:00Can I pay you not to sing?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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sung many times while enjoying your sumptuous meal. Suddenly, there is a bad
taste in your mouth when the clapping clings and tambourine clangs. Unless, of
course, it is your natal day or someone in your table. Then you will sing along
and even take pictures. Just hope I am not in the next table. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The hot news
in the world of copyright is the push for the elimination of the copyright protection
of the song “Happy Birthday”. While the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/147645129/Happybirthday" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> in the
U.S. Federal Court System is quite complicated to read, I will try to simplify it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">How long is copyright protection?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to
Sec. 213 of the IP Code of the Philippines, any work that is copyrighted is
protected for 50 years after the death of the CREATOR. Seems long, eh? Well, if
you want to know the reason why the lawmakers made it that way, take my class.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">When was Happy Birthday made?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to
the complaint, the song was originally composed as “Good Morning to All” by the
school teacher sisters Patty and Mildred Smith BACK in the 19<sup>th</sup>
century. Eventually, Warner/Chappell got ownership of the rights to the song
and has been collecting royalties every year (pun intended).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">How much does one have to pay?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you have
a private birthday party (shame on you for not inviting me), you can sing it
all you want up until the neighbors start complaining. The law allows private performances within a
circle of family and friends. But if you want it in a movie or a television
show, expect to pay between $5,000 and $30,000. Warner collects about $2
Million per year from that song alone. Birthday parties are part of the
employee benefits package at Warner/Chappell (just kidding).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">Expiration Date</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Warner/Chappell
claims that the copyright to “Happy Birthday” will last until 2030. There is a
particular provision under US law that allows a 95 year protection of songs. If
you calculated correctly, that means that the song was “copyrighted” in 1935. Warner/Chappell
is claiming that the Smith sisters didn’t actually write the song. What Warner
claims as theirs is a piano arrangement of the tune (but not the lyrics)
copyrighted in 1935. Mildred Hill died in 1916 Patty Smith Hill died in 1946.
Under US law, any songs created ONLY after 1923 have that near century shield.
This is a dilemma that the US courts must address. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">Conclusion</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If this
lawsuit does get dismissed, we will soon have birthday song police roaming
around every Saturday and Sunday afternoon looking for evidence of cake, candles
and balloons. Well, not really. It is never going to happen. Warner/Chappell
will not after small things like that. I believe that law abiding movie and TV
producers are paying the former well enough so that there will be no Birthday
Police Academy Movies. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
material in this online newsletter has been drafted and edited by Atty.
Roderick Vera and is for informational purposes only. The material above does
not constitute nor become legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for
legal advice before relying on any information found on this newsletter. For
any questions, inquiries or comments, please see the contact information above.</span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The three wise monkeys, <b>Mizaru</b>,
(<i>sees no evil</i>), <b>Kikazaru</b>, (<i>hears
no evil</i>) and <b>Iwazaru</b> (<i>speaks no
evil</i>) have decided to add a fourth member when they come to perform in the
Philippines, <b>Noliberu</b> (<i>types in computer keyboard no evil</i>).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why I use monkeys as a
reference is because we might become the funniest country in the world with
regard to free speech next to North Korea (<i>which has no internet</i>). The passage
of the Cybercrime Prevention Act (<i>R.A. 10175</i>) has garnered the most profile
picture changes since 2010 (<i>when the San Francisco Giants won the World Series</i>).
For one, I pity those who live in the corner of 5<sup>th</sup> Ave and East 44<sup>th</sup>
Street in New York. Our infamous law is also their zip code. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most laws have good
intentions and then some laws should have never been passed. My view is that
the Cybercrime Law is needed for actual crimes committed while using the
computer such as hacking or child pornography. Also, I applaud the Cyber squatting provision. Intellectual Property stakeholders can now sleep a
little easier knowing my country took a step in the right direction.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where the fork in the
road bent the wrong way is in the inclusion of a libel provision. Admissions by
both sides of the legislature claim that the free speech derailment wasn’t in
the “original” version. It was “inserted” in the bicameral conference committee
hearings. While there are at least eight (8) petitions against the law filed in
the Supreme Court (<i>as of this posting</i>), I will try to analyze the law in my
most obvious and overt humble way. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, the soon to be famous
Section 4 (c) (4) of the law just includes libel in a “copy and paste” format.
Read here:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(4) Libel. — The unlawful or prohibited acts
of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended,
committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be
devised in the future.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This “insertion” is
both vague and contradictory. It is vague because Article 355 of the Revised
Penal Code DOES NOT define libel. The aforesaid provision only LISTS the prohibited
acts of Libel by WRITING. It is contradictory because most those acts listed in
Article 355 CANNOT be performed THROUGH a computer system. Here are the acts as
listed in Article 355: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">1. Writing;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2. Printing;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">3. Lithography;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">4. Engraving;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">5. Radio;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">6. Photograph;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">7. Painting;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">8. Theatrical exhibition;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">9. Cinematographic exhibition; or</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">10. Any similar means.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In criminal law,
statutory and constitutional construction demand that all penal laws should be
construed in favor of the accused. Also, when a penal law enumerates a list,
anything NOT in the list is really NOT in the list. To side with a devil’s
advocate, the Cybercrime Act probably expanded the “Any similar means”. But I
believe nothing in that list is similar to the Internet. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are two more
things wrong with the law on the libel inclusion. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Cybercrime law
<b>INCREASED </b>(<i>Section 6</i>) the penalty of Libel as defined in the Revised Penal Code
by one degree. Since 1932, the punishment that can be imposed for a conviction
of libel is <i>Prision Correcctional </i>in its minimum to medium period. Translated
(<i>here is where my meter starts running</i>), possible imprisonment is a minimum of
six (6) months to a maximum of four (4) years and two (2) months. Raising it to
one degree higher means that the imprisonment is now <i>Prision Mayor</i> in its
minimum and medium period. Translated again (<i>tick, tock</i>), the new jail time is
a minimum of SIX (6) years to a maximum of TEN (10) years. Look at it this way, the old maximum time is
now SHORTER than the new minimum time (<i>four years, 2 months versus six years</i>). That
means, if you call me a lousy lawyer, I can have you jailed for at least a full
senatorial term. But there has been no change in the fines. It’s still a maximum
of 6,000 pesos (<i>a full tank of a Senator’s Ford Expedition</i>).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a more legalese side,
libel as a cybercrime has now become <i>mala prohibita</i>. Simply put, (<i>tick, tock</i>),
it means libel is now a crime under a special law. If libel, in its original form,
is committed under the provisions of the Revised Penal Code, the crime is <i>mala
in se</i>. The latter form allows a defense of “lack of criminal intent”.
Cybercrime libel denies that type of defense. Thus, intent or motive is not an
element. Any good intention on a sharp criticism cannot be given as a excuse
when that critique will be deemed defamatory by the offended party. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the issue of “Sharing”
or “Retweeting”, we all have something to fear. Under Article 360 of the
Revised Penal Code, any person who shall <b>publish</b>,
<b>exhibit</b>, or cause the publication or
exhibition of any defamation in writing or <b>by
similar means</b>, shall be responsible for the same. The law may be twisted to
include the aforementioned acts as the same as if you did the posting in the
first place. Sharing and retweeting republishes or re-exhibits the same
allegedly defamatory remark. The “Sharerer” or “Retweeter” is in the same cabin
(<i>boat is so old fashioned</i>) as the original poster and will receive the same
punishment if charged together with the original poster. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the issues on “Like”
or the “Favorite”, I submit that doing these acts in Facebook and Twitter respectively,
are NOT punishable under the Cybercrime Law. For more information, please pay
my standard hourly fee with a three hour minimum.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just kidding… Liking a
post in Facebook or marking a tweet as a favorite is NOT an act listed in
Article 355. A mouse click on for a thumbs up sign is definitely NOT writing
and neither any of the other acts listed many paragraphs above. Again, if the law does
not list the act as a crime, it cannot be punished as a crime. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will now watch “V for
Vendetta” for inspiration on how to protest this new law, and also “Escape to
Victory” for training and escape strategies if caught. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">——————————-<br />Rod Vera is an
attorney practicing intellectual property law. You may contact him at Phone:
+63.917.884.8372; FAX: +63.2.820.1193; E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:rpv@vera-iplaw.com">rpv@vera-iplaw.com</a></span></span>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-24057485063838073792012-08-23T11:31:00.000+08:002012-08-23T11:36:41.660+08:00Plagiarism by the Government<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">A television host turned Senator campaigning for a religious cause
created a lot of uproar when his privilege speech was alleged to have been
tainted with plagiarism. The accusations have become moot as the Senator and
his chief of staff admitted to the academic faux pas. The legal assistant of
the Senator blasted the public and the blogging media by stating whatever is in
the Internet is now “public domain”. While the spirit behind the speech is
noteworthy, this “blog” article shall only focus on the issues of plagiarism and
public domain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the crux of this brouhaha is intellectual property, more
particularly on copyright. This branch of intellectual property is the easiest to
create in terms of form and subject matter, the longest in the scope of protection
and hardest to litigate. Thus, it is most infringed of all intellectual
property rights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Affirmative
Defenses</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let’s argue in reverse. The defendant here is claiming the defenses of
public domain and that plagiarism is not stated specifically in the law (<i>RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code of the
Philippines</i>). The danger of using these defenses is that both become
affirmative defenses. In affirmative defenses, the accused here admits to the
facts of the “crime” but excuses himself with the available
limitations/exemptions under the law. Egro, the Senator through his Chief of Staff
admits to the copyright and ownership by the blogger of the material “taken”
from the blog. So, a denial of the “copy and paste” scenario cannot lie (<i>pun not intended</i>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Public
Domain</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, we have plagiarism as a non-offense and public domain as
exemptions invoked. Public domain in the strict legal sense denotes that the
copyright of a work has ceased. As copyright is a private right, protection
cannot be lost except by either waiver or by the expiration of the term of
protection. Under Philippine law, the term of protection lasts until the
lifetime of the author/creator of the work PLUS fifty (<i>50</i>) years. In the U.S., it’s longer, up to 75 years. Epilogue
interviews with the offended blogger categorically stated that she has never
waived any of her rights. Obviously, the other manner has not occurred yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Reproduction</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Is plagiarism a violation of the Intellectual Property Code? I submit
it is (<i>technically</i>). Under Section
177.1 of the IP Code of the Philippines, one of the economic rights that may be
infringed is the right of reproduction (<i>ironic,
isn’t it?</i>) with a qualification that it should be the whole work or a
substantial portion. If that doesn’t fit in, the legislature saw it fit to add
Section 177.7 (<i>Other communication to the
public of the work</i>). The all inclusive “other communication” was supposed
to fill in the gaps or to be progressive in the law. Therefore, plagiarism is a
violation of the copyright law. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Takedown</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Is anything posted in the Internet public domain? We all know that it
is not. I am sure that most of you have seen a video or music taken down by
either Facebook or YouTube. Suffice it to say, these companies respect and
follow the law on copyright. Of course, the abovementioned companies do not
check each and every work that is uploaded. There must be a notice of takedown
by the copyright owner (<i>I have done this
before with great success</i>). There have been many (<i>noteworthy and notorious</i>) cases filed by the Recording Industry Association
of America on illegal downloading of copyrighted material. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Copyright
in Government</span></b></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now that we have shot down both affirmative defenses, only one is
left. The staff of the Senator likewise claimed that the Government is exempt
from committing copyright infringement. Perhaps, there has been a misreading of
the law. Section 176 of the IP Code states that NO copyright shall subsist in
any work of the Government of the Philippines. It doesn’t state no copyright
infringement, just no copyright. Which means, we can all plagiarise any speech
by a Senator acting in official duties, such as a privilege speech. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Constitutional
Immunity</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now for the truly sad part, even if we can prove plagiarism was
committed (<i>admitted</i>), the Senator and
his staff will get off the hook. First, it was a privilege speech. In the 1987
Constitution, under Section 11 of Article VI, no member of Congress (sic) shall
be questioned nor be held liable in any other place for any speech or debate in
the Congress or in any committee thereof. Since the “reproduction” or “other
communication of the work” was performed by a member of the Senate, there can
be no infringement claim against any of the staff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Plagiarism is an evil species of copyright infringement that can only
be curtailed by legislation (<i>unless you
are still in college, where expulsion is the penalty</i>). But if our law
making branch of the government execute this intellectually heinous act
themselves, do you think they will amend the law? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Rod Vera is an
attorney practicing intellectual property law. You may contact him at Phone:
+63.917.884.8372; FAX: +63.2.820.1193; E-Mail: <a href="mailto:rpv@vera-iplaw.com">rpv@vera-iplaw.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Trademark Law</u></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You now may file an international trademark
registration application for 85 countries right here in the Philippines. The
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) as of July 25, 2012
is part of the Madrid Protocol. This is an international registration system
under World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) wherein one single trademark
application can be filed for several countries such as the U.S., European
Union, China, Japan and even North Korea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The undersigned is one many legal professionals
that attended the Madrid Protocol Training conducted by the IPOPHIL. See
official <a href="http://ipophil.gov.ph/whatsnewfile/c2aa27d7_Madrid_Training_Attendees_as_of_04_July.pdf" target="_blank">LIST</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;"><i><u>Latest
News from the Web</u></i></b></span><b><i><u><span style="color: #002060;"></span></u></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Thrilla is San Jose</span></b></span><span class="bold"><span style="color: maroon;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold">In what sure is to be the
trial of the century for intellectual property law, Apple and Samsung are
fighting over the touch screen tablet. Whoever wins get to rename the next
iPhone or Galaxy. See <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444226904577561141756660360.html" target="_blank">LINK</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold"><b><span style="color: maroon;">I wonder what Madonna has to say about this…..</span></b></span><span class="bold"><span style="color: maroon;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold">Richard Branson, the
billionaire owner of many “Virgin” brands has filed a lawsuit against a
clothing denim line claiming rights over the “Virgin” name. I shall not say
more. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold">See <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/virgin-lawsuit-clothing-line_n_1710560.html" target="_blank">LINK</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold"><b><span style="color: maroon;">They must rolling in their graves</span></b></span><span class="bold"><span style="color: maroon;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold">The great grandsons of the
Gucci founder have been barred by the same company from using their surname in
competing products. Does anyone know if Louis Vuitton have any grandchildren? </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="bold">See <a href="http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9425992/Gucci-win-trademark-case-against-Guccio-Gucci.html" target="_blank">LINK</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">The
material in this online newsletter has been drafted and edited by Atty.
Roderick Vera and is for informational purposes only. The material above does
not constitute nor become legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for
legal advice before relying on any information found on this newsletter. For
any questions, inquiries or comments, please see the contact information above.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A compromise gone
wild</b></div>
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The shoe war is about to get bloody. The hunter now becomes the
hunted. Never trust your enemy. Ok, enough of the clichés. The United States
Supreme Court has created a twist in the manner how trademark infringement lawsuits
can prosper.</div>
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In the original case of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i>
v. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already (U.S. Supreme Court Order 11-982
June 25, 2012)</i>, the former filed trademark infringement claims against the
latter for the dilution of a registered trademark. Before the case went any further,
or before it actually got to a “full-blown” trial, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i> gave a “Covenant Not to Sue” and asked the District Court
(<i>Federal Court</i>) to dismiss the lawsuit. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i>,
in short filed an “affidavit of desistance” and proclaimed that they were
longer interested in suing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i> filed a Motion to Dismiss for its
own lawsuit. Seems open and shut, right? Well, the proceedings did not end
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As a matter of defense, an alleged infringer through a compulsory counterclaim
may opt to attack the validity of the plaintiff’s registered trademark. This is
to bank on the idea that the trademark that is alleged to have been
infringed wasn’t valid from the beginning. Crushing the leg it was standing on,
so to speak. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already</i> claimed (through
smart lawyering or actually using a parallel court’s jurisprudence) that a
plaintiff’s motion to dismiss its own infringement claims against an alleged trademark
infringer does not take away the power of the court to hear the defendant’s counterclaim
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Hard to swallow? Well here is the spoonful of sugar. A claim of infringement
presupposes a registered trademark. If that trademark is rendered invalid, the
claim of infringement is rendered moot. Here, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i> sort of said, “Ok, we won’t sue you anymore, water under the
bridge, eh?”. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already </i> replied, “Well, thank you. But we still think
your trademark is wrong”. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already</i> wanted its
counterclaim (dressed as a defense) to prosper despite <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i>’s decision to drop its lawsuit. Without going to legalese, the
United States Supreme Court agreed with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Already</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nike</i> has gone from attacking to
defending. The tables were turned. (You thought no more clichés, right?).</div>
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This could prove to be an interesting development in the intellectual
property litigation paradigm. Could it be a slippery slope? Obviously, legal
strategies have to be more fine tuned now as any back up plans for an alleged
infringer are strengthened because of this decision. The moment of filing a
lawsuit is actually the new “point of no return” (I promise, that is the last cliché).
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: 9pt;">The
material in this online newsletter has been drafted and edited by Atty.
Roderick Vera and is for informational purposes only. The material above does
not constitute nor become legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for
legal advice before relying on any information found on this newsletter. For
any questions, inquiries or comments, please see the contact information above.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-23262084217372113312012-05-28T10:34:00.000+08:002012-05-28T10:59:17.133+08:00Intellectual Property Law Updates May 28, 2012<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark Law</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">Latest jurisprudence</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt;">Fredco Manufacturing Corp. vs. Harvard University,
Cambridge, G.R. No. 185917, June 1, 2011</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt;">Harvard Jeans Case</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Even prior registered local trademarks under R.A. 166 (old
trademark law), which allowed “squatting” Philippine trademarks (Shangri-La
case) to prevail over international trademarks can now be cancelled.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Trademarks registered under R.A. 166 shall be deemed to have been
registered under R.A. 8293 (IP Code of 1998). This means that all the
requisites and/or provisions not present in R.A. 166 but present in R.A.
8293 can be invoked for cancellation.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Even international trademarks not registered in the Philippines
have protection under the Paris Convention (IP Treaty)</span></li>
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<b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 10pt;">Latest News from the Web</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">This is it! And you thought this would never happen</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Competing porn sites are now suing for infringement.
I dare not say anymore. Site for online article <a href="http://news.avn.com/articles/Kink-Sues-YouJizz-Others-for-Copyright-Infringement-476420.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;"> The “G’s” have it.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gucci has won a trademark infringement case over Guess. There are not enough
“Gs” to share in this world. Site for
online article <a href="http://globalgrind.com/style/gucci-47-million-guess-trademark-infringement-case-lawsuit-details">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">Downloading illegally or “file sharing” is still BAD!</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by a former
Boston University student (represented by a Harvard Law Professor) who is set
to pay $675,000 (30 songs @$22.5K each) in damages for using Kazaa. Let this be
a lesson to all of you. Site for online
article <a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/supreme-court-passes-on-file-sharing-case-but-still-no-end-is-in-sight/">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">Google can keep their Android</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Google partially won against Oracle after the later sued the former on
patent infringement. Oracle claims that the Andriod system is based on the Java
technology which was bought by Oracle. 300 million smartphones can’t be wrong. Site for online article <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/key-developments-in-oracle-corps-patent-and-copyright-infringement-case-against-google-inc/2012/05/23/gJQAPckVlU_story.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">TV really isn’t free</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">An online service that sends FREE tv signal to subscribers over the
internet is being sued for ILLEGAL FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. Yes, I didn’t know
that ILLEGAL and FREE can be used in the same sentence. Site for online article <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/25/46836.htm">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">-----------------------------------------------</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="color: grey;">The material in this online newsletter has been drafted and edited by Atty. Roderick Vera for informational purposes only and does not constitute nor become
legal advice. Please consult with an attorney for legal advice before relying on any information found on this newsletter. For any questions, inquiries or comments, please see the contact information above.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br />
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When the applicant is not the owner of the trademark being applied for, he has no right to apply for registration of the same</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Latest News from the Web</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Hopefully, you were not on the list</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Just because your name is John Doe and you “downloaded” the latest Hustler video doesn’t entitle you to be joined as defendant in common with other porn connoisseurs. <a href="http://bit.ly/gypBnA"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/gypBnA</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Pick up line in a song can’t be used by a woman</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Britney Spears (she is back somehow) is being sued by a couple of cowboys from Nashville. The cowboys claim that the former teenager pop star used their song title without permission. <a href="http://bit.ly/fjkKXL"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/fjkKXL</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Being “single” is exclusive for Facebook</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In an effort to monopolize your relationship status, Facebook is trying to cancel three U.S. patents on “human relationships registering system.” <a href="http://bit.ly/gTK8GU"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/gTK8GU</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">You can sue without your pants on!</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The famous Naked Cowboy of New York is suing CBS because a soap opera has used a “likeness” in a scene in one episode. <a href="http://bit.ly/fc6rVx"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/fc6rVx</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Anyone can use Betty Boop now!</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The family of the creator of the Betty Boop character has lost its standing to sue any alleged infringement. Lesson learned: Document all transfers and licenses. <a href="http://on.wsj.com/eIaq8N"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://on.wsj.com/eIaq8N</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-64334159291401192792011-02-18T08:58:00.003+08:002011-02-18T09:40:51.369+08:00February 17, 2011 Updates<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Trademark Law</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Trademark protection is virtually perpetual in the sense that the registration can be renewed every ten (10) years. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Sec. 146. Renewal</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> 146.1. A certificate of registration may be renewed for periods of ten (10) years at its expiration upon payment of the prescribed fee and upon filing of a request.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Latest News from the Web</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >When there is a Will, there is a TRO</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The nasty fight between Willie Revillame and ABS-CBN got nastier when the losing network resorted to the judicial personalities. <a href="http://bit.ly/eQFdxB">CLICK HERE</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Copyright trolling maybe good business</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There is a hidden practice of some scrupulous men of buying up copyrights of naïve owners and then suing those that use the work. Much like a user car salesman taking credit for a “new” car sale. <a href="http://bit.ly/fh66YG">CLICK HERE</a><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Sony vs. LG. This isn’t a price war</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The market for “smart phones” has led the mega companies to duke it out in the U.S. courts. They are trying to pick up the scraps left by the company named after a fruit. <a href="http://bloom.bg/eGv7ag">CLICK HERE</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Four stripes and you are out!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A fourth stripe on a shoe was concluded to possible confuse the Italians between Adidas and the other “brand”. But what about the 5 stripe Kwiss? <a href="http://bit.ly/gKa0i3">CLICK HERE</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Ford beat Ferrari in F1!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The “F” really is worth a lot of money these days. While our censor prevent us from using “F” on air, Ford Motor Company has forced Ferarri in rethink on how they use the “F”. <a href="http://usat.ly/fz9cJw">CLICK HERE</a></span><br /><br /><p style="font-family: arial;">——————————</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Rod Vera is an attorney practicing intellectual property law. You may contact him at Phone: +63.2.829.3102; FAX: +63.2.820.1193; E-Mail: rpv@vera-iplaw.com</p><br /></div>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-53985281876189506132008-07-31T08:50:00.002+08:002008-07-31T08:54:34.779+08:00I have changed my blog sitePlease visit my new blog site. <a href="http://veraiplaw.wordpress.com/">http://veraiplaw.wordpress.com/</a>
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<br /></span>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-67862532146824992372008-07-09T10:27:00.000+08:002008-07-09T10:30:55.322+08:00The bee has lost its sting<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">The bee has lost its sting</span><span style="font-size:100%;">.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">Our appellate court has dismissed a case against an alleged infringer accused of using a hamburger name for a shoe brand minus one letter. According to the Inquirer Article, the CA found that using a registered trademark for another merchandise in an unrelated and totally non-competitive product is plausible.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">As I have mentioned before in a previous blog entry, an arbitrary name such as what the local hamburger chain has, should be afforded the strongest protection. The uniqueness of one’s brand name is highly sought after by companies. Name recognition is a form of goodwill that can’t be bought.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">In Philippines, we have made famous brand names as generics. Kodak and Colgate have become synonymous with any camera and toothpaste respectively. Using that culture trait, is quite advantageous here. Let me explain.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">When we hear the phrase, “Mag Kodakan tayo”, it means it’s time for picture taking. When a sari-sari store hears the question, “Pabili ng Colgate”, toothpaste is being asked for. Any store clerk will inherently and without thinking will look for those brands instead of cheaper alternatives. These brand names have been ingrained in our instinct. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">Now here comes the hamburger chain which started as an ice cream store in Chinatown. After three decades, it is now a superbrand. The whole idea of trademark is associating names or symbols to the origin of the goods or service. For example, when we say Corolla, we don’t think of Honda but of Toyota. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">Going back to the hamburger chain, its brand name is a made up word that has nothing to do with food (well, maybe honey). It has been in the country so long that it has been recognized as a leader in the food industry. We know many brand names that neither describe nor indicate the service or the product it is named after. For example, a coffee company named after a celestial male deer. In this country of ours, mention that name, we all know its about the hamburgers. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">In case this issue goes to appeal with the highest court of the land, we will finally have some jurisprudence to settle the issue of trademark confusion.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">For questions regarding intellectual property, feel free to <a href="mailto:rpv@vera-iplaw.com">email me</a>.</span><br /></div>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-51165558368173907312008-07-08T09:16:00.000+08:002008-07-08T12:30:55.970+08:00You could have......<div style="text-align: justify;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CRod%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Let me tell you a story about a couple who had a long drive to attend a relative’s wedding. Not wanting to drive all night, they stopped a hotel before 10pm to rest. Early next morning as they were checking out, the husband was surprised to see a bill worth $400 for one night’s stay. He immediately called for the manager. The latter explained that the hotel was an establishment with 5 star facilities such as an Olympic sized pool, 24 hour world class gym and sauna, 24 hour business center and 3 nightly broadway-type shows. The husband claimed that they just slept for the night to rest. The manager claimed that the couple could have used those facilities mentioned that is why the rate was so high. Frustrated, the husband wrote a check for $50. Upon presentment of the check, the manager protested the low amount. The husband then said “You see, I have a beautiful wife and I am charging you $350 for sleeping with her”. “But I did not!” bawled the manager.<span style=""> </span>In response, the husband said, “Ah, but you could have…” </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">I began this article on a funny note to prepare you on what’s to come. Last year, the Minnesota District Court (a Federal court as opposed to a state court), in <i style="">Capitol Records vs. Jammie Thomas</i> convicted the defendant (a single mother) of distributing 24 songs from her computer. Ms. Thomas had a “shared folder” in her computer which was open to users in the Kazaa Peer to Peer (P2P) network. <span style=""> </span>A jury convicted her of “making available” the songs for download. The ultimate fact in this case is that NO ONE downloaded a song from her computer. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Fortunately, the judge in that case is reviewing whether his instruction to the jury that “making available” as an element of infringement was valid. The copyright law community has been shocked by this issue and is asking legal experts to take sides. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Again, fortunately, in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>, this type of trial is far from happening. Our internet community is definitely part of the “downloading” society (come on, you know who you are). So, if you have downloaded without permission, be glad that the Record Industry Association America cannot sue you here. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">But this case and its current issue could have a chilling effect on the way record company owners can sue grandmothers whose grandsons are using their lola’s DSL to connect to Kazaa. You could be convicted even though no actual transfer of files occurred. What does this mean? To set an extreme example, you can be charged with attempted murder of someone in your house because you have a gun in your room. Because you could have shot that person!</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">The ruling in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> follows an interpretation of an exclusive right of copyrighted work. The particular section reads: “<i style="">to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public <b style="">by sale or other transfer of ownership</b>, or be rental, lease or lending.</i>” (17 U.S.C. § 106). Our law reads slightly different, Sec. 177.3 of R.A. 8293 (IP Code of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Philippines</st1:country-region></st1:place>) states an exclusive right in “<i style="">the first public distribution of the original and each copy of the work <b style="">by sale or other forms of transfer of ownership</b></i>”. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Violations of any law should be strictly construed, more so if such violation provides a fine or criminal prosecution. By sale or other forms of transfer of ownership should remain shut to the construction that there was an actual transfer. In the case of Jammie Thomas, there was no such transfer, she just logged in and her “shared folder” became accessible to the public. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">I am sure you are going to tell me that my argument would mean that those stores in the tiangge can’t be caught if no one buys. But hold on, those stores are selling obviously pirated material. Secondly, before any arrest can be made, there must be a sale to break the law (a requirement before search and seizure). What you see on TV are the raids to confiscate contraband. Third, there is no confusion as to the legality of the items.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Don’t get me wrong, I am all for copyright protection and burning all those pirated disks. But we should do it the right way. If we allow that what happened in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:state> here, the slippery slope mentality would allow fortune tellers to charge double because we could have asked more questions or husbands not bringing along their beautiful wives.
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<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions on IP law please <a href="mailto:rpv@vera-iplaw.com">email me</a>.</p> Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-86068412548934833982008-06-26T09:28:00.000+08:002008-06-26T09:38:16.591+08:00The genius of Philippine Trademarks<div style="text-align: justify;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CRod%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.MsoFootnoteReference {mso-style-noshow:yes; vertical-align:super;} /* Page Definitions */ @page {mso-footnote-separator:url("file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Rod/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_header.htm") fs; mso-footnote-continuation-separator:url("file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Rod/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_header.htm") fcs; mso-endnote-separator:url("file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Rod/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_header.htm") es; mso-endnote-continuation-separator:url("file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Rod/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_header.htm") ecs;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Filipino’s ingenuity goes both ways. We can think of smart ideas but sometimes they cross the line into infringement. But we can harness this genius in creating “marks” of our own. To illustrate, there are 4 types of trademarks in terms listed in the order of their strengths:</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">1) Arbitrary (made up, original) Ex. Exxon, Kodak</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">2) Suggestive (suggesting a product in the mind) Ex. Coppertone </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">3) Descriptive (trait emphasized) Ex. Quarter Pounder</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">4) Generic (natural inference). Ex. Mineral Water</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Arbitrary trademarks bear no relationship to the products or services to which they are applied. Suggestive trademarks imply some particular characteristics of the good or service to which it applies and requires the consumer to exercise the imagination in order to draw a conclusion as to the nature of the good or service. A descriptive term identifies a characteristic or quality of the goods or services such as color, function, dimensions or ingredients. They are can only be protected if they have acquired secondary meaning in the minds of the consuming public. Lastly, generic terms are names of a particular genus or class of which an individual article or service is but a member.<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6062954380568281193&postID=8606841254893483398#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11;" >[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">There are two cases which have recently caught the headlines. The word Ginebra has been considered “generic” in a legal battle between two liquor companies. The one who won sought to register and the losing company protested and sought to protect it’s own mark and claim confusing similarity. The IPO claimed that the word “ginebra” is generic and couldn’t have obtained secondary meaning in favor of the losing company. The standard in trademark disputes is that generic trademarks cannot be subject of registration or subject to cancellation. Why then did the IPO “approve” the trademark application if the word in question is generic? Think about it.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">The other case is obviously a case of “riding” on the popularity of an arbitrary name. <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Harvard</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> went after a clothing company using the school name for a brand of jeans. This is clear cut. Trademark confusion creates a cause of action for the owner of the mark because it will cause confusion as to the origin of the goods. We all know that Harvard does not make jeans. If that be the case, I would go for further studies at Levi’s University. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">In summary, it is best to consult a legal professional before making product names public. You wouldn’t want to be caught drinking a strong colorless alcoholic beverage without jeans. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style=""><div style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->
<br /></div><hr style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" size="1" width="33%"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <!--[endif]--> </div><div style="" id="ftn1"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6062954380568281193&postID=8606841254893483398#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11;" >[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Zatarains v. <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Oak Grove</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Court of Appeals for the 5<sup>th</sup> Circuit (698 F.2d 786, 1983). </span></p> </div> </div> </div>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-83605656164054583052008-06-25T08:59:00.000+08:002008-06-26T20:10:40.396+08:00Why you should NOT buy pirated CDs or DVDs<div style="text-align: justify;">It may seem so easy for any of us to do such a thing. But when you realize that it is more expensive to buy a hotdog at the place of honeyed burgers than it is buy a silver disc of pirated material, it becomes an easier choice. But what is paramount is that buying pirated material is a crime. Whether it is easy to do or cheap to buy, the act is still criminal.<br /><br />Taking aside the criminal aspect, the real reason for not buying pirated material is the economic incentive that is lost. The reason why our government affords copyright protection is to provide a security measure for a return on investment. All of us want to earn money. Most of us are earning our daily bread by doing things we don’t love. But those who write the music and make the movies are doing exactly what they love to do.<br /><br />Making music and movies takes money. These artists, if you are willing to call them that, put up money up front for the costs of making their work. One album could cost easily six figures to make and that just the recording studio. Movies are a whole other ball game. It is not uncommon for an action movie from a major U.S. studio to run a figure of more than 100 million.<br /><br />The only way for them to see that money come back is for us, the economic power that we are, to buy their products legitimately. When you buy pirated material, you give money to scrupulous men who don’t know how to make movies or write music. The wrong people are making money.<br /><br />If the money comes back to the artists, they will in turn make more music and more movies for us to enjoy. Come on, we all love to hear our music and see our movies. But when there are no more new ones, we will be stuck with watching Conan, the Barbarian over and over again.<br /><br />You might argue that these creative minds are making too much money such as J.K. Rowling who is now a billionaire. But that argument doesn’t hold water when you buy your cell phone load. Do you see anyone complaining when the Ayala’s are raking it in or when MVP is upping his monthly per diem.<br /><br />If we had a choice, we wouldn’t want to buy fake burgers or fake sodas. Why should you settle for less when it comes to music or movies?</div>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-78233680728510732652008-06-17T10:11:00.000+08:002008-06-26T20:09:47.683+08:00Apple contributing to music piracy<p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Indirectly, Apple is contributing to music piracy in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>. How so? Read on.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">First of all, I must applaud Apple for creating one of the world’s greatest innovations. The design and simplicity of the iPod makes it easy for everyone from 4 to 80 to use. But innovativeness in their proprietary thinking has led to selfishness which has led to music piracy. Did I make it more confusing? Bear with me please.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">As every iPod owner will know, the only way to load songs to the little white machine is through a music library in iTunes. Well, ok, I forgot the little white cable. The capacity of these iPods range from the mundane 1GB to the monstrous 160GB. It’s not just music, you can now load pictures and full length movies. Again, the latter has to be in the iPod proprietary format. Am I boring you now, don’t worry, the next paragraph is the core of the article.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Where do the owners of these iPods get their songs and movies? From itunes.com? Think again. There is no iTunes for the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>! That means that no one with a Philippine based credit card can purchase a song for 42 pesos (99 cents). Most people (and you know who you are!) will load their iPods from tiangge type establishments for 5 pesos song and 100 pesos per movie. If they won’t load, they will download the songs they want through utorrent or other illegal means. If not that way, they will buy a 30 peso (is it still 30?) pirated CD and rip it to their iTunes. One little sweet revenge is that they will have to type the song info one by one so that the song title will register in their iPod.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">I don’t want to brag, but because of my legal practice, I stick to a non-pirated mode of loading iPods. My newly tuned philosophy has redounded to my 12 year son. He refuses to log on to the downloading websites despite the fact that we have had DSL broadband for 2 years now. Secondly, we are at an impasse on how to convert original DVDs to the iPod movie format (Any tips?). I had to thicken my face and ask a friend of mine (actually client) to buy $50 worth of iTunes cards in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> My son still has $35 balance as of this writing.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">With so many iPods out there, where are all the songs coming from? When was the last time you bought an original music CD? I am sure there are only a handful of us who still do. iPod has thickened both sides of the fence. Their popularity has renewed interest in music. The more music is out there, the more business for otolaryngologists (ear doctors). Seriously though, if the source for iPods is scarce, nay, non-existent in this country, a resort to unsavory means is inevitable.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">But we should not blame the buyers of iPods. I dare say that Apple should make iTunes accessible to Filipinos. I am sure that after reading this blog, I would have converted a four year old and an 80 year old to stop pirating music. If the source of our music is easily reached and affordable, we will have more new songs to appreciate (just no more NKOTB, please.) More new songs, more new iPods.</p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">So, Apple, make iTunes for the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region> possible!</p>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-67751111186090568272008-06-17T09:26:00.000+08:002008-06-17T10:22:44.980+08:00Newspaper sued for copyright infringement<span style="font-family:arial;">My client posted this on his blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://photo.net.ph/blogalicious/2008/06/09/philippine-photographer-sues-major-daily-for-copyright-infringement/">Photog sues major newspaper for copyright infringement</a><br /><br />More updates as the come.<br /></span>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-46171999247663015522008-04-28T11:24:00.001+08:002008-06-26T20:08:41.515+08:00Reasons for Proctection<o:p></o:p>Intellectual property (in the U.S.) is fundamentally about incentives to invent and create.<sup>1</sup><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />Granting intellectual property rights to an author creates incentive to make more creative works. By allowing the author to make money out of his creation and a monopoly on the copying, a return on investment could be established. Without such protection, free-riders would rein the imaginative output of artists and inventors. The monopoly is balanced the limited duration of the protection. The control granted by the current intellectual property laws will expire within a prescribed time. </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">There is some opposition to the control granted to intellectual property rights holders. Some people prescribe to the theory that ideas should be shared for all to all to benefit. If we regard the ideas we create as our property, then we should be able to protect the same like we protect our own home. The Lockean natural rights theory states that the labor of one’s body and the work of ones’ hands are own by the actor. Further, the theory also states that whatever is taken from nature by someone and is mixed with his labor, it becomes his property.<sup>2</sup> </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">In today’s world, everyone wants to make money. This instinct is what separates the men from boys, the leaders from the followers. To economically benefit from the one’s own ideas is the fundamental principle in entrepreneurship. Our government has sought to protect intellectual property through a series of laws amended over the years to keep in tune with the current trends. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">If inventors, artists and businessmen (yes, even those guys) see that there can be little or no return on their ideas, they will stop making them. We see the day when the new songs cease, no new paintings or works of art are made, and no new inventions. Just think, if have no intellectual property rights, we will still be stuck listening to music with tape recorders and pressing endless buttons to skip or playback a song. We would have to watch movies through reels of film in our own home. And worse, start a car by turning a rotor with our bare hands.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">______________</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-size:9;">1 </span></sup><span style="font-size:9;">Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age (Robert Merges et al., 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition, Aspen Publishers, 2003, p. 10). <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoFootnoteText"><sup><span style="font-size:9;">2</span></sup><span style="font-size:9;"> John Locke, Two Treatises on Government reprinted in Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age (Robert Merges et al., 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition, Aspen Publishers, 2003).<o:p></o:p></span></p>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062954380568281193.post-58130531397157763482008-04-16T16:41:00.000+08:002008-06-26T20:06:53.954+08:00Ideas are protected<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Intellectual Property is a branch of law that hardly taught yet extensively exercised in everyday business transactions. Everything around you has been the subject of IP law whether in the past or in the present. Every soda you buy, every gadget you purchase and every movie or television show you have seen is under IP law.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">There are three major branches of IP law: Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks. Each is distinct but can be combined in a single product. I will briefly give a layman’s explanation to each branch.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copyright</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Simply put, this is an expression of an idea in an artistic form. The popular examples are songs, movies, and paintings. The core of copyright is the mode of expression and the fixation in a medium. You can think of song or a great painting but unless it is placed in a medium for people to see or feel, it can not be subject to copyright protection. This is the branch that is the easiest to protect, has no discretion for the government for protection and has the longest period of protection. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patents</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is an expression of an idea or an improvement of an idea placed or manifested in a useful article. The imperative ingredient in patent is that the idea has to have utility. If the idea has no use whatsoever, then it might fall under copyright. This is the hardest branch of intellectual property to qualify for because it involves discretion upon the government body granting the patents. It is the hardest to obtain but ironically, has the shortest span of protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trademarks</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is an expression of an idea to mark goods or services in trade. It is attaching an identity to a product or service. The ultimate purpose of trademarks is to identify the origin of the product. Trademarks are also subject to government discretion as each one has to be distinct from one another. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Rod Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123010453630232664noreply@blogger.com0