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Originally published by the Supreme Court Public Information Office:Nagpasya ang Korte Suprema na nagkahahadlang sa pagp...
06/06/2026

Originally published by the Supreme Court Public Information Office:

Nagpasya ang Korte Suprema na nagkahahadlang sa pagpapatala ng mga marka ang mga pagkakatulad sa disensyo ng 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 o 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰 na maaaring magdulot ng kalituhan sa mga mamimili kahit pa may idinagdag na mga bagong salita.

Sa Desisyong isinulat ni Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, pinagbigyan ng Unang Dibisyon ng Korte Suprema ang mga pinagsamang petisyon ng Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC (Starwood) at isinantabi ang mga pasya ng Court of Appeals (CA) na nagpapahintulot sana sa pagpapatala ng mga marka ng Oceanic Empire Limited (Oceanic).

Naghain ang Oceanic ng aplikasyon para ipatala ang mga 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 na “W GLOBALCENTER” at “W FIFTH AVENUE” at nauna na nitong nakuha ang pagpapatala para sa “W TOWER.”

Tinutulan ng Starwood, na siyang may-ari ng ilang rehistradong 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 na “W” para sa mga hotel at serbisyong panglibangan, ang mga aplikasyon at hiniling ang kanselasyon ng “W TOWER.

Katwiran nito, nakalilito ang pagkakatulad sa kanilang mga 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 ang mga marka ng Oceanic. Sinabi rin ng Starwood na makikinabang ang Oceanic sa kasikatan at reputasyon ng kanilang brand at maaari nitong iligaw ang publiko na maniwala na may kaugnayan sa Starwood ang negosyo ng Oceanic.

Sa pagpabor sa Starwood, ipinaliwanag ng Korte Suprema na naglalayong maiwasan ang kalituhan sa mga produkto at negosyo ang proteksiyon sa 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬. Tanging ang posibilidad lamang, hindi ang aktwal na patunay, ng kalituhan ang kinakailangan para sa proteksiyon sa 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬. Dapat suriin ang bawat kaso batay sa pagkakahawig ng mga marka at sa kaugnayan ng mga serbisyo.

Sa ilalim ng Dominancy Test, binibigyang-diin ang dominante o ang pinakatampok na katangian ng mga marka sa halip na ang mga maliliit na pagkakaiba.

Sa kasong ito, nagpasya ang Korte Suprema na ang titik “W” ang dominante o tampok na bahagi ng mga marka kapwa ng Starwood at Oceanic. Bagamat nakatala ang “W” ng Starwood bilang isang 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬, nilinaw nito na hindi maaaring angkinin ng Starwood ang mismong titik na “W” kundi ang natatangi at naka-istilong (stylized) bersiyon lamang nito.

Binigyang-diin nito na agad na mapapansin ng mga mamimili ang pagkakatulad ng mga markang “W” ng magkabilang panig. Pinanindigan nito na hindi nagpapabago sa katotohanan na pareho silang gumagamit ng iisang estilo na mukhang magkahawig sa paningin.

Inatasan ng Korte Suprema ang Direktor ng Bureau of Trademarks na isantabi ang aplikasyon ng Oceanic para sa pagpapatala ng 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 at pagbigyan ang petisyon ng Starwood para sa kanselasyon ng markang “W TOWER."

P𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 sa https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=166975
Source: SC Public Information Office

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