Article 189Unfair competition and fraudulent registration of trade-mark or trade-name

Unfair competition and fraudulent registration of trade-mark or trade-name.

-The penalty provided in the next preceding article shall be imposed upon any person who, in unfair competition and for the purpose of deceiving or defrauding another of his legitimate trade or the public in general, shall sell his goods giving them the general appearance of goods of another manufacturer or dealer, either in the wrapping of the packages in which they are contained, or the device or words thereon, or in any other feature of their appearance which would be likely to induce the public to believe that the goods offered are those of a manufacturer or dealer other than the actual manufacturer or dealer, or shall give other persons a chance or opportunity to do the same with a like purpose.

The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who, by means of false or fraudulent representations or declarations, orally or in writing, or by other fraudulent means shall procure from the Office of Patents, Copyrights, and trade-marks the registry of a trade-mark, or of himself as the owner of a trade-mark or trade-name, or an entry respecting a trade-mark or trade-name.

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CRIMES RELATIVE TO OPIUM AND OTHER PROHIBITED DRUGS