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Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper Mckinley Rd. Mckinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd. McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 1 ALLOWED MARKS PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION ............................................................................................... 2 1.1 ALLOWED NATIONAL MARKS ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd. McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 1 ALLOWED MARKS PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION 1.1 Allowed national marks Application No. Filing Date Mark Applicant Nice class(es) Number 18 9; 16; 35; 38; 41 1 4/2011/00013894 November SPLUNK STORM SPLUNK INC. [US] and42 2011 DLSU-D CREATING DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY - 2 4/2013/00006384 4 June 2013 16; 22 and41 POSSIBILITIES DASMARIÑAS [PH] 26 June MICHELLE MANALOTO 3 4/2013/00007480 ARMI DERMFACES 3 2013 AGBAYANI [PH] ESPERANZA D. CARULLO, 12 doing business under the 4 4/2013/00010984 September SKIN CITY 44 name, SKIN CITY FACIAL 2013 CENTER. [PH] 12 5 4/2013/00011044 September KANJINTI AMGEN INC. [US] 5 2013 17 October MORTADELLA CONSORZIO MORTADELLA 6 4/2013/00012498 29 2013 BOLOGNA BOLOGNA [IT] 4 November MEGAPIXEL MARKETING 7 4/2013/00013177 MP MEGA PIXEL 9 2013 [PH] 26 EDDIE BAUER LICENSING 8 4/2013/00014119 November FREEHEAT 25 SERVICES LLC [US] 2013 26 EDDIE BAUER LICENSING 9 4/2013/00014120 November FREESHADE 25 SERVICES LLC [US] 2013 26 EDDIE BAUER LICENSING 10 4/2013/00014121 November FREEPELLENT 25 SERVICES LLC [US] 2013 PEERLESS PRODUCTS 13 August CHAMPION QUICK 11 4/2013/00502275 MANUFACTURING 3 2013 SOAK CORPORATION [PH] 17 October FASHION ONE TELEVISION 12 4/2013/00503030 FASHION ONE 38 and41 2013 LLC. [US] 3; 5; 7; 9; 10; 12; 17 October 14; 16; 18; 25; 35; 13 4/2013/00503033 VALDIMIR PTE. LTD. [SG] 2013 36; 38; 41; 42; 44 and45 11 VAST AGRO SOLUTIONS 14 4/2013/00503703 December DAKOTA GOLD 5 INCORPORATED [PH] 2013 14 March JOLLIBEE FOODS 15 4/2014/00003233 JOLLY 29 2014 CORPORATION [PH] Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd. McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 18 March PUREGOLD PRICE CLUB 16 4/2014/00003375 DFP 35 2014 INC. [PH] MINI MART BY 17 4/2014/00003996 1 April 2014 LUCIO L. CO [PH] 35 PUREGOLD 22 April 18 4/2014/00004923 PIXI SJOVIK LIMITED [GB] 3 2014 AQUA PINK MICHAEL C. DIMARANAN 19 4/2014/00005396 5 May 2014 ALKALINE WATER 35 [PH] REFILLING STAION 14; 18; 24; 25 20 4/2014/00005425 5 May 2014 THUNDERNEX HENRYSON MELON [PH] and28 14 May GLOBAL-ESTATE RESORTS, 21 4/2014/00005970 SOUTHWOODS CITY 35; 36; 41 and43 2014 INC. [PH] 30 May FILARCHIPELAGO 22 4/2014/00006846 AZURE 43 2014 HOSPITALITY INC [PH] 23 June 23 4/2014/00007807 LICA AUTONATION LICA AUTONATION INC. [PH] 12 2014 17 July 24 4/2014/00008905 LYNPARZA ASTRAZENECA AB [SE] 5 2014 8 August 25 4/2014/00009944 RIZSTEROLS Rona Laqui Castillo [PH] 5; 29 and31 2014 11 August 26 4/2014/00010030 WHITE PIGEON CHEN WAN ZHE [PH] 24 2014 5 BAYAD CENTER A CIS BAYAD CENTER, INC. 27 4/2014/00011120 September MERALCO 36 and45 [PH] 2014 COMPANY 20 October PATRON SPIRITS 28 4/2014/00013041 INCENDIO 33 2014 INTERNATIONAL AG [CH] 7 November 29 4/2014/00013839 M2 DAN NI SHI [PH] 18 and25 2014 18 CARE ASIA HEALTH 30 4/2014/00014224 November CARE 3 PRODUCTS, INC. [PH] 2014 24 POUND 4 POUND CLAUDE NOEL G. HIZON 31 4/2014/00014496 November 30 and43 GRILLED BURGERS [PH] 2014 22 January CAKE 32 4/2014/00500303 MENDEZ, RYAN E. [PH] 30 2014 TEMPTATIONS 7 March 33 4/2014/00501090 TIDY UP SIBUG, BIENVENIDO A [PH] 3 and5 2014 11 June KATIPUNAN CRAFT KATIPUNAN CRAFT ALES 16; 21; 25; 32 34 4/2014/00502546 2014 ALES INC. [PH] and33 PPHGA PHILIPPINE PHILIPPINE PARAGLIDING 18 August PARAGLIDING HANG 35 4/2014/00503630 AND HANG GLIDING 25 2014 GLIDING ASSOCIATION [PH] ASSOCIATION 17 CAVIUM NETWORKS LLC 36 4/2014/00504238 September X 9 [US] 2014 Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd. McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 6 January 37 4/2015/00000161 PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC. [PH] 29; 30 and43 2015 6 January 38 4/2015/00000162 SACHI SUSHI PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC. [PH] 29; 30 and43 2015 CERVEZAS CUAUHTEMOC 29 January 39 4/2015/00001039 SUPERIOR MOCTEZUMA, SA DE CV 32 2015 [MX] 3 March MARILYN VILLANUEVA [PH] 40 4/2015/00002293 25 2015 andHong Zhiduan [PH] 4 March 41 4/2015/00002303 MASSIMO MILKY MASSIMO PHILKO INC. [PH] 29 2015 18 March MALASAGA TRADING 42 4/2015/00002954 AUTOWELL 12 2015 CORPORATION [PH] 18 March MALASAGA TRADING 43 4/2015/00002956 MOTOWELL 12 2015 CORPORATION [PH] 18 March MALASAGA TRADING 44 4/2015/00002957 SUPERSONIC 12 2015 CORPORATION [PH] 26 March 45 4/2015/00003296 CHICKILICIOUS TING-HSIEN TAI [TW] 30 2015 20 April INDESIT COMPANY 46 4/2015/00004218 HOTPOINT 7; 8; 9 and11 2015 LUXEMBOURG S.A. [LU] 11 May FIRST WORLD MANUEL ENRIQUE L. 47 4/2015/00004939 29 and31 2015 PHILIPPINES ZALAMEA [PH] 19 May 48 4/2015/00005376 ADVANTAGE ALLTECH, INC. [US] 5 and31 2015 TMC TRUMPH 20 May TRUMPH MOTORCYCLE 49 4/2015/00005408 MOTORCYCLE 12 2015 CORPORATION [PH] CORP. ULTIMA 25 May 50 4/2015/00005549 AUTOMOTIVE ALEX CLAVERIA [PH] 2 2015 LACQUER 51 4/2015/00006157 5 June 2015 OZZY ANTHONY L. SIOCO [PH] 12 FRY ME! SULIT SA 52 4/2015/00006179 5 June 2015 DEXTER V. NGO [PH] 29; 35 and43 SARAP 53 4/2015/00006180 5 June 2015 TANGO DEXTER V. 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No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 PHINMA PROPERTY AREZZO PLACE 61 4/2015/00007342 2 July 2015 HOLDINGS CORPORATION 36 and37 PASIG [PH] PHINMA PROPERTY SOLANO HILLS 62 4/2015/00007343 2 July 2015 HOLDINGS CORPORATION 36 and37 SUCAT [PH] HACIENDA BALAI PHINMA PROPERTY 63 4/2015/00007344 2 July 2015 NORTH QUEZON HOLDINGS CORPORATION 36 and37 CITY [PH] 10 July 64 4/2015/00007649 HEXOLUTIONS HEXOLUTIONS INC. [PH] 35; 42 and45 2015 10 July 65 4/2015/00007650 HEXOLUTIONS INC. [PH] 35; 42 and45 2015 13 July MARY CAROLINE C. 66 4/2015/00007742 TICKETNPOST 39 2015 MAPALO [PH] NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND 14 July BIOTECHNOLOGY 67 4/2015/00007769 MYKORICH 1 2015 (BIOTECH), UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS [PH] 16 July CROWN SUPPLY CORP. 68 4/2015/00007919 CROWN 8 and16 2015 [PH] 16 July TE AMO TE AMO JUST FLOWERS 69 4/2015/00007951 31 and35 2015 FLORISTERIA MANILA CORP. [PH] 24 July GUIDE2GREATNESS GUIDE2GREATNESS, INC. 70 4/2015/00008265 35 2015 PANAHON MO NA! [PH] 27 July KANTAR MEDIA UK LIMITED 71 4/2015/00008322 TGI 35 2015 [UK] 5 August 72 4/2015/00008853 KIN ZEN ROBERT IAN SAEZ CO [PH] 2 and7 2015 7 August MARIA ANNA EUGENIA 73 4/2015/00008976 GREEN PASTURES 43 2015 GOCO [PH] FRATERNAL ORDER FRATERNAL ORDER OF 17 August OF EAGLE 74 4/2015/00009326 THE EAGLES PHILIPPINES 45 2015 PHILIPPINES MANILA AERIE 500 [PH] MANILA AERIE 500 24 August LENZING 75 4/2015/00009607 PROMODAL 22; 23; 24 and25 2015 AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT [AT] HANS IAN ANDERSON CO 28 August FORESIGHT VISION 76 4/2015/00009923 ONG [PH] andFaye Stephanie 9 and44 2015 LAB Ong [PH] 3 77 4/2015/00010097 September WILLZEN ZENG HUAN GANG [PH] 25 2015 3 CHOWTIME CUISINE JONALD UY MACROHON 78 4/2015/00010145 September THE FOOD 43 [PH] 2015 SPECIALIST 10 HALDEN GALWAY 79 4/2015/00010452 September MTX INTERNATIONAL 2 2015 CORPORATION [PH] Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd. McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634, Philippines Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected] Publication Date: July 18, 2016 10 ROSHAN COMMERCIAL 80 4/2015/00010453 September SUNDANCE SHADES 9 CORPORATION [PH] 2015 11 81 4/2015/00010566 September SCHMIDT INDOPLAS PHILS., INC. [PH] 5; 9; 10; 12 and20 2015 11 82 4/2015/00010607 September VIONIC VIONIC GROUP LLC [US] 10 and25 2015 11 83 4/2015/00010620 September YOOX YOOX SPA [IT] 18 and25 2015 15 OMNI CHANNEL ANTHONY ALBERT M. 84 4/2015/00010726 September 9 BANKING ZAMORA [PH] 2015 15 ANTHONY ALBERT M. 85 4/2015/00010727 September OMNI BANKING 9 ZAMORA [PH] 2015 16 JOSEPH NG BALINGGAO 86 4/2015/00010786 September XPRO 9 [PH] 2015 22 87 4/2015/00010973 September PIZZA LA VITA VIVIENE S.
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