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PHILIPPINE NUT INDUSTRY V Standard Brands INC
PHILIPPINE NUT INDUSTRY V Standard Brands INC
STANDARD BRANDS
INCORPORATED and TIBURCIO S. EVALLE as Director of Patents
Facts:
Thereafter, the Philippine Nut filed its answer invoking the special
defense that its registered label is not confusingly similar to that of
Standard Brands as the latter alleges.
Issue:
The word PLANTERS printed across the upper portion of the label in
bold letters easily attracts and catches the eye of the ordinary
consumer and it is that word and none other that sticks in his mind
when he thinks of salted peanuts.
The Supreme Court also held that although it is true that no producer
or manufacturer may have a monopoly of any color scheme or form of
words in a label, but when a competitor adopts a distinctive or
dominant mark or feature of another's trademark and with it makes
use of the same color ensemble, employs similar words written in a
style, type and size of lettering almost identical with those found in
the other trademark, the intent to pass to the public his product as
that of the other is quite obvious. It deceives the public.