Preventive Suspension as a Recourse of an Employer | 9 August 2023

Its purpose is to prevent him from causing harm or injury to the company as well as to his fellow employees

BIR Commemorates 119TH Founding Anniversary (Act No. 1189 of 1904) | 8 August 2023

The BIR celebrates with its 2023 national tax campaign theme “Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-Ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino”

Founding Anniversary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) | 7 August 2023

DTI serves as primary coordinative, promotive, facilitative, and regulatory arm of the government for the country’s trade, industry, and investment activities

What constitutes trademark infringement? | 5 August 2023

The Dominancy Test focuses on the similarity of the prevalent features of the competing trademarks which might cause confusion or deception, and thus infringement. If the competing trademark contains the main, essential or dominant features of another, and confusion or deception is likely to result, infringement takes place.

Employment Status of Private School Teachers | 4 August 2023

Those who have served the probationary period shall be made regular or permanent. Full-time teachers who have satisfactorily completed their probationary period shall be considered regular or permanent. (Section 93, Manual of Regulations for Private Schools)

Sole Proprietorship vs. One-Person Corporation | 3 August 2023

A sole proprietorship is a form of business organization with only one proprietary owner, a single individual who conducts business under his own name or a business name. (p.3, Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines, Aquino, 2020)

How is the ownership of trademark acquired? | 2 August 2023

The ownership of a trademark is acquired by its registration and its actual use by the manufacturer or distributor of the goods made available to the purchasing public. (Berris Agricultural Co., Inc. v. Abyadang, G.R. No. 183404, [October 13, 2010], 647 PHIL 517-534)

What is Twin Notice Rule? | 1 August 2023

The concept of Twin Notice Rule has something to do with Labor Laws, particularly in Illegal Dismissal cases. Twin Notice Rule must be adhered to by the business enterprises or employers when terminating an employee. Otherwise, they would be liable according to law. The case of Distribution and Control Products, Inc. Vincent M. Tiamsic vs. Jeffrey E. Santos, G.R. No. 212616, July 10, 2017, discussed thoroughly the concept of Twin Notice Rule.

What is the test for Constructive Dismissal? | 31 July 2023

The test for constructive dismissal is whether a reasonable person in the employee’s position would have felt compelled to give up his position under the circumstances. (Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 204075, [August 17, 2022])

Effect of Labor-Saving Devices | 28 July 2023

Under the Labor Code, an employer may also terminate the employment of any employee due to the installation of labor-saving devices. (Article 298, Labor Code)

Patentable and Non-Patentable Inventions | 27 July 2023

Any technical solution of a problem in any field of human activity which is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable shall be patentable. It may be, or may relate to, a product, or process, or an improvement of any of the foregoing. (Section 21, Chapter II, Part II, Intellectual Property Code)

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