Practice question
A business has an unregistered trade name. A rival later uses a confusingly similar designation in a way likely to mislead the public. The rival says no protection can exist without trade-name registration. Which is correct under section 165.2?
- Unregistered trade names are never protected
- Only SEC registration creates every possible remedy
- Trade names receive the stated protection even before or without registration; misleading later use must be assessed
- Only foreign names receive protection
- The rival automatically owns the original enterprise
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html — RA 8293, sections 121, 165 and 167
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