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[A.M. No. 02-1-11-SC.February 19, 2002]
RE:DESIGNATION OF AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JUDGE FOR MLA.
EN BANC
Gentlemen:
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated FEB 19 2002.
A.M. No. 02-1-11-SC (Re:Designation of an Intellectual Property Judge for Manila.)
(A) - Acting on the memorandum dated 15 January 2002 of Deputy Court Administrator Christopher O. Lock, favorably endorsed by Court Administrator Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., the Court hereby designates Branch 24 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, presided over by Judge ANTONIO M. EUGENIO, JR., as Special Intellectual Property Court for Manila in substitution of Branch 1 of said Court which was designated Special Intellectual Property Court, then presided over by Judge Rebecca de Guia Salvador (now Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals), pursuant to Administrative Order No. 113-95 dated 5 October 1995.
As judge of the Special Intellectual Property Court, Judge Antonio M. Eugenio, Jr. shall try and decide cases involving violations of intellectual property rights under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. No. 8293) committed within the City of Manila.
The earlier designation of Branch 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila as a Special Intellectual Property Court is hereby REVOKED, and the cases involving violations of intellectual property rights earlier assigned to said Branch 1 pursuant to and by virtue of Administrative Order No. 113-95 are hereby re-assigned to Branch 24 of said Court.
(B) - Furthermore, acting on the recommendation of Hon. Associate Justice Reynato S. Puno, Chairman of the Committee on Revision of the Rules of Court, and the Office of the Court Administrator, and in order to ensure speedy disposition of cases involving violations of intellectual property rights under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. No. 8293), the following Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) are hereby designated Special Intellectual Property Courts:
Region 1:
1)Hon. Antonio M. Esteves
Presiding Judge, Branch 5
RTC, Baguio City
2)Hon. Manuel L. Argel
Presiding Judge, Branch 65
RTC, Laoag City
Region 2:
1)Hon. Rolando R. Velasco
Presiding Judge, Branch 6
RTC, Aparri, Cagayan
Region 5:
1)Hon. Vladimir B. Bruselas
Presiding Judge, Branch 6
RTC, Legazpi City
2)Hon. Filemon B. Montenegro
Presiding Judge, Branch 26
RTC, Naga City
Region 8:
1)Hon. Frisco T. Lilagan
Presiding Judge, Branch 34
RTC, Tacloban City
Region 12:
1)Hon. Albert B. Abragan
Presiding Judge, Branch 3
RTC, Iligan City
The foregoing Special Intellectual Property Courts shall try and decide cases involving violations of intellectual property rights defined under the Intellectual Property Code committed within their respective territorial areas.Since there are only a few cases of violations of intellectual property rights now pending in other branches of the aforementioned Regional Trial Courts, such cases shall remain with and shall be decided by the branches to which they have been assigned.Only cases hereafter filed may be assigned to the above designated special courts.
(C) - Finally, in order to ensure a just and equitable distribution of cases among the Judges concerned, all the aforementioned Special Intellectual Property Courts shall continue to participate in the raffles of other cases:Provided, however, that the Executive Judges concerned shall adopt a procedure whereby every intellectual property right case assigned to a Special Intellectual Property Court should be considered a case raffled to it and be duly credited to such court.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately and the Office of the Court Administrator shall implement it.
Very truly yours,
LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Clerk of Court
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Asst. Clerk of Court
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