Fernando v. Company Registration and Monitoring Department

January 16, 2018SEC EN BANC CASE NO. 08-14-343LILLI ANN D. FERNANDO, complainant-appellee, vs. COMPANY REGISTRATION AND MONITORING DEPARTMENT, represented by Director Ferdinand B. Sales, and D'TOOTH DOCTORS CO., respondent-appellant.ORDERFor consideration of this Commission is the Appeal of Lilli Ann D. Fernando from the decision of the Company Registration and Monitoring Department 1 denying her request for the registration of a corporation with the proposed business name, "THE TOOTH DOCTOR, INC." Appellant Lilli Ann D. Fernando 2 is a Dental Doctor by profession, and her dental clinic is located at the 3rd Floor, Robinson's Galleria, Ortigas Complex, with the business name of "TOOTH DOCTOR, The (As Style)" registered with the Department of Trade and Industry 3 on June 5, 1996. Appellant renewed her registration three more times. Her Certificates of Business Name Registration from the DTI show the following periods of registration:FromUntilJune 5, 1996June 5, 2001August 15, 2001August 15, 2006August 17, 2006August 17, 2011October 11, 2011October 12, 2016Appellant likewise applied for registration of her trademark for "THE TOOTH DOCTOR AND TOOTH DEVICE" with the Intellectual Property...