January 16, 2018
SEC EN BANC CASE NO. 08-14-343
LILLI ANN D. FERNANDO, complainant-appellee, vs. COMPANY REGISTRATION AND MONITORING DEPARTMENT, represented by Director Ferdinand B. Sales, and D'TOOTH DOCTORS CO., respondent-appellant.
ORDER
For 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:
From | Until |
June 5, 1996 | June 5, 2001 |
August 15, 2001 | August 15, 2006 |
August 17, 2006 | August 17, 2011 |
October 11, 2011 | October 12, 2016 |
Appellant likewise applied for registration of her trademark for "THE TOOTH DOCTOR AND TOOTH DEVICE" with the Intellectual Property...