Registrable and Non-Registrable Marks

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1. Which sign is barred by section 123.1(h) when claimed exclusively for the goods it names? Multiple Choice Easy
2. Which matter is expressly barred under section 123.1(b)? Multiple Choice Easy
3. What is required under section 123.1(c) for a mark identifying a particular living individual by name, portrait, or sig… Multiple Choice Easy
4. A trader seeks exclusive registration of BREAD, without other distinctive matter, for ordinary bread. Which is best? Multiple Choice Medium
5. An applicant seeks a mark consisting exclusively of words describing the goods’ quality. No acquired distinctiveness is… Multiple Choice Medium
6. An applicant proves substantially exclusive and continuous Philippine commercial use of a descriptive sign for five yea… Multiple Choice Hard
7. A sign likely to mislead buyers about geographic origin is proposed for goods actually produced elsewhere. The applican… Multiple Choice Hard
8. Distinguish generic and descriptive signs for purposes of sections 123.1 and 123.2. Essay Medium
9. Explain section 123.2’s acquired-distinctiveness and five-year evidentiary provisions. Essay Medium
10. Why does absence of an earlier conflicting mark not alone establish registrability? Give two independent statutory exam… Essay Medium
11. Under Section 123.1(c), whose written consent is specified for a mark identifying a deceased Philippine President durin… Multiple Choice Easy
12. What does Section 123.1(i) address when a proposed mark consists exclusively of matter usual in the relevant trade? Multiple Choice Easy