Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A. Concept of insurance
B. Elements of an insurance contract
C. Characteristics/nature of insurance contracts
D. Classes
1. Marine
2. Fire
3. Casualty
4. Suretyship
5. Life
6. Compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance
E. Insurable interest
1. In life/health
2. In property
3. Double insurance and over insurance
4. Multiple or several interests on same property
F. Perfection of the contract of insurance
1. Offer and acceptance/consensual
a) Delay in acceptance
b) Delivery of policy
2. Premium payment
3. Non-default options in life insurance
4. Reinstatement of a lapsed policy of life insurance
5. Refund of premiums
G. Rescission of insurance contracts
1. Concealment
2. Misrepresentation/omissions
3. Breach of warranties
H. Claims settlement and subrogation
1. Notice and proof of loss
2. Guidelines on claims settlement
a) Unfair claims settlement; sanctions
b) Prescription of action
c) Subrogation
h. Christern, Huenefeld And Co., Inc., G.R.No. L-2294, May 25, 1951
i. Saturnino v. The Philippine American Life Insurance Company, G.R. No.
16163, February 28, 1963
j. The Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd. vs. Ebrado, G.R. No. L-44059,
October 28, 1977
k. Edillon v. Manila Bankers Life Insurance Corp., G.R. No. 34200, September
30, 1982
l. Ng Gan Zee v. Asian Crusader Life Assurance Corp., G.R. No. 30685, May 30,
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1983
m. Vda. De Canilang vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 92492, June 17, 1993
n. Sunlife Assurance Company of Canada vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 105135,
June 22, 1995
o. Travellers Insurance & Surety Corporation v. Hon. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
82036, May 22, 1997
p. Great Pacific Life Assurance v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113899, October 13,
1999
q. UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc. v. Masagana Telamart, Inc., G.R. No.
137172, April 4, 2001
r. Philamcare Health Systems, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 125678, March
18, 2002
s. White Gold Marine Services, Inc. v. Pioneer Insurance and Surety Corp., G.R.
No. 154514, July 28, 2005
t. Gulf Resorts, Inc. v. Philippine Charter Insurance Corp.. G.R. No. 156167, May
16, 2005
u. Republic of the Philippines, Represented by Eduardo Malinis in His Capacity as
Insurance Commissioner v. Del Monte Motors, Inc., G.R. No. 156956, October
9, 2006
v. Gaisano Cagayan, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America, G.R. No.
147839, June 8, 2006
w. Sing vs. Feb Leasing & Finance Corporation G.R. No. 168115, June 8, 2007
x. Eternal Gardens Memorial Park Corp. v. The Philippine American Life
Insurance Company, G.R. NO. 166245, April 9, 2008
y. Violeta Lalican v. The Insular Life Assurance Company, Limited, G.R. No.
183526, August 25, 2009
z. Philippine Health Care Providers, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
G.R. No. 167330, September 18, 2009
aa. New World International Dev. (Phils), Inc. v. NYK-FilJapan Shipping Corp.,
G.R. No. 171468, August 24, 2011
bb. Ma. Lourdes S. Florendo v. Philam Plans, Inc., Perla Abcede and Ma. Celeste
Abcede, G.R. No. 186983, February 22, 2012
cc. United Merchants Corp. v. Country Bankers Insurance Corp., G.R. No. 198588,
July 11, 2012
dd. Paramount Insurance Corp. v. Spouses Yves and Ma. Theresa Remondeulaz,
G.R. No. 173773, November 28, 2012
ee. Malayan Insurance Co. v. Philippines First Insurance, Inc., G.R. No. 184300,
July 11 2012
ff. Mitsubishi Motors Phils. Salaried Employees Union v. Mitsubishi Motors, G.R.
No. 175773, June 17, 2013
gg. Manila Bankers Life Insurance Corp. v. Cresencia Aban, G.R. No. 175666, July
29, 2013
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A. Intellectual property rights in general
1. Intellectual property rights
2. Differences between copyrights, trademarks and patent
3. Technology transfer arrangements
B. Patents
1. Patentable inventions
2. Non-patentable inventions
3. Ownership of a patent
a) Right to a patent
b) First-to-file rule
c) Inventions created pursuant to a commission
d) Right of priority
4. Grounds for cancellation of a patent
5. Remedy of the true and actual inventor
6. Rights conferred by a patent
7. Limitations of patent rights
a) Prior user
b) Use by the government
8. Patent infringement
a) Tests in patent infringement
(i) Literal infringement
(ii) Doctrine of equivalents
b) Civil and criminal action
c) Prescriptive period
d) Defenses in action for infringement
9. Licensing
a) Voluntary
b) Compulsory
10. Assignment and transmission of rights
C. Trademarks
1. Definitions of marks, collective marks, trade names
2. Acquisition of ownership of mark
3. Acquisition of ownership of trade name
4. Non-registrable marks
5. Prior use of mark as a requirement
6. Tests to determine confusing similarity between marks
a) Dominancy test
b) Holistic test
7. Well-known marks
8. Rights conferred by registration
9. Use by third parties of names, etc. similar to registered mark
10. Infringement and remedies
a) Trademark infringement
b) Damages
c) Requirement of notice
11. Unfair competition
12. Trade names or business names
13. Collective marks
14. Criminal penalties for infringement, unfair competition, false
designation of origin, and false description or misrepresentation
D. Copyrights
1. Basic principles, Secs. 172.2, 175, and 181
2. Copyrightable works
a) Original works
b) Derivative works
3. Non-copyrightable works
4. Rights of copyright owner
5. Rules on ownership of copyright
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6. Limitations on copyright
a) Doctrine of fair use
b) Copyright infringement
(i) Remedies
(ii) Criminal penalties
IPLawListofCases
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31. Shang Properties Realty Corporation (Formerly The Shang Grand Tower
Corporation) And Shang Properties, Inc. (Formerly Edsa Properties Holdings,
Inc.) v. St. Francis Development Corporation, G.R. No. 190706, July 21, 2014
32. Chester Uyco, Winston Uychiyong and Cherry C. Uyco-Ong v.Vicente Lo, G.R.
No. 202423, January 28, 2013
33. Willaware Products Corporation v.Jesichris Manufacturing Corporation, G.R.
No. 195549, September 3, 2014
a) Conservatorship
b) Closure
c) Receivership
d) Liquidation
6. How the BSP handles exchange crisis
a) Legal tender power
b) Rate of exchange
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(v) Payments of insured deposits as preferred credit under Art. 2244,
Civil
Code
(vi) Failure to settle claim of insured depositor
(vii) Failure of depositor to claim insured deposits
(a) Examination of banks and deposit accounts
(b) Prohibition against splitting of deposits
(c) Prohibition against issuances of TROs, etc.
A. Definition/concept
B. Governing laws
C. Nature of letter of credit
D. Standby Letter of Credit or Guarantees
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E. Demand Guarantees and Types of Demand Guarantees
F. Parties to a letter of credit
1. Rights and obligations of parties
G. Basic principles of letter of credit
1. Doctrine of independence
2. Fraud exception principle
3. Doctrine of strict compliance
Cases:
1. Feati Bank & Trust Company v. Court of Appeals, 196 SCRA 576
2. Bangayan v. RCBC, April 4, 2011
3. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System v. Hon. Reynaldo B. Daway and
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., G.R. No. 160732, June 21, 2004
4. Mico Metals Corp. v. Court of Appeals and Philippine Bank of Communications, G.R.
No. 117914, Feb. 1, 2002
5. Transfield Philippines, Inc. v. Luzon Hydro Corporation, Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited and Security Bank Corporation, G.R. NO. 146717, Nov. 22,
2004
Cases:
Cases:
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Inc., G.R. No. 170281, January 18, 2008
2. Ret. Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot, et. al, v. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No.
176994, March 6, 2013
a) Foreign investment
b) Doing business in the Philippines
c) Export enterprise
d) Domestic market enterprise
F. Protection of investors
1. Tender offer rule
2. Rules on proxy solicitation
3. Disclosure rule
G. Civil liability
Cases:
1. Alfred Hahn v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113704, January 22, 1997
2. Cargrill Inc. v. Intra Strata Assurance Corp., G.R. No. 168266, March 15, 2010
3. Agiagilent Technologies Singapore v. Integrated Silicon Technology, G.R. No.
154618, April 14, 2004
G. Civil liability
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Cases:
1. Abacus Securities Corp. v. Ruben U. Ampil, G.R. NO. 160016, February 27,
2006
2. CEMCO Holdings, Inc. v. National Life Insurance Company of
the Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 171815, August 7, 2005
3. GSIS v. Meralco, G.R. NO. 183905, April 2009
4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Prosperity.com, G.R. No. 164197,
January 25, 2012
5. Power Homes Unlimited Corp. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, G.R.
No. 164182, February 26, 2008
A. State policy
B. Coverage
C. Legal Recognition
D. Admissibility and Evidential Weight
E. Electronic Contracts
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