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THIRD DIVISION
G.R. No. 148222. August 15, 2003
PEARL & DEAN (PHIL.), INCORPORATED, petitioner, v. SHOEMART, INCORPORATED, and NORTH EDSA MARKETING, INCORPORATED, respondents.
D E C I S I O N
CORONA, J.:
In the instant petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Pearl & Dean (Phil.) Inc. (P & D) assails the May 22, 2001 decision[1 of the Court of Appeals reversing the October 31, 1996 decision[2 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 133, in Civil Case No. 92-516 which declared private respondents Shoemart Inc. (SMI) and North Edsa Marketing Inc. (NEMI) liable for infringement of trademark and copyright, and unfair competition.
FACTUAL ANTECEDENTS
The May 22, 2001 decision of the Court of Appeals[3 contained a summary of this dispute:
Plaintiff-appellant Pearl and Dean (Phil.), Inc. is a corporation
engaged in the manufacture of advertising display units simply referred to as
light boxes.
These units utilize
specially printed posters sandwiched between plastic sheets and illuminated
with back lights.
Pearl and Dean was
able to secure a Certificate of