IP PHL JSP

THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP LIMITED, } IPC No. 14-2015-00590 Opposer, } Opposition to: } Appln. Serial No. 4-2015-007464 } Date Filed: 03 July 2015

-versus- } TM: "PORTER GIRL"

YOSHIDA & CO., LTD., Respondent- Applicant.

NOTICE OF ORDER

SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN Counsel for Opposer SycipLaw Center, 105 City

E. B. ASTUDILLO & ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent-Applicant Citibank Center, 10th Floor 8741 Paseo de Roxas Makati City

GREETINGS:

Please be informed that Order No. 2017 - 126 (D) dated May 31, 2017 (copy enclosed) was promulgated in the above entitled case.

Pursuant to Section 2, Rule 9 of the IPOPHL Memorandum Circular No. 16-007 series of 2016, any party may appeal the final order to the Office of the Director General within thirty (30) days after receipt of the final order together with the payment of applicable fees.

TaguigCity, May 31, 2017.

S MARIDTN F. RETUTAL IPRS IV Bureau of Legal Affairs

Republic of the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Intellectual Property Center # 28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center, , City 1634 Philippines • www.ipoDhil.aov.ph T: +632-2386300 • F: +632-5539480 *[email protected] IP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP LIMITED,} IPC No. 14-2015-00590 Opposer, } Opposition to: } } -versus- } Application No. 4-2015-007464 } Date Filed: 03 July 2015 } YOSHIDA & CO.,LTDV } Respondent-Applicant. } Trademark: PORTER GIRL

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ORDER

THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP LIMITED ("Opposer") filed on 25 April 2017 a Manifestation that:

"1. Thereafter, and subsequent to the submission by Respondent- Applicant of its Verified Answer, this Honorable Bureau issued Order No. 2016- 117 dated July 5, 2016 referring case to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Services for the conduct of mediation proceedings.

2. Opposer manifests that during the course of the mediation proceedings, the Parties were also directly engaged in global settlement discussions. Pursuant to such discussions, Opposer has determined that it is no longer interested in pursuing the subject Opposition against application for registration of the PORTER GIRL mark."

This Bureau treats the Opposer's manifestation as a voluntary withdrawal of its opposition. With the voluntary withdrawal by the Opposer of its opposition, there is no more factual or legal basis to proceed with this case.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant case is hereby DISMISSED. Let the filewrapper of Trademark Application No. 4-2015-007464 be returned, together with a copy of this Order and the Opposer's Manifestation to the Bureau of Trademarks for information and appropriate action.

SO ORDERED.

Taguig City, 3T MAY

Atty. NAT^NIEL S. AREVALO Director \Y, bureau of Legal Affairs

Republic of the Philippines INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Intellectual Property Center # 28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634 Philippines ■www.ipophil.aov.ph T: +632-2386300 • F: +632-5539480 ■[email protected]