Practice question
A seller invokes Section 148's right to use a personal name, but uses it in a way proved to mislead buyers into believing its goods come from the registrant. It argues that personal-name status ends all inquiry. What follows?
- Personal names always confer immunity regardless of deception.
- The limitation requires bona fide identification or information and no misleading source; the stipulated deception defeats the claimed automatic defense.
- Only the number of letters matters.
- Registration automatically changes the seller's legal name.
- Every personal-name use is prohibited even if genuinely informational.
Legal references
- RA8293, IP Code, Sections147–148 and155–159: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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