Case 1. Contracts. Guzman Acain LLP obtained a dismissal order from the Regional Trial Court, Branch 71, Pasig City of a commercial lawsuit in which a foreign pharmaceutical company with a branch operation in the Philippines sought to collect an amount of US$374,000.00 from our client – a local pharmaceutical company. Through timely and effective representation, we were able to establish that our client is not a real party in interest resulting in the dismissal of the case.
Case 2. Asset Forfeiture. Our team successfully obtained a lifting order of the Provisional Asset Preservation Order (“PAPO”) issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 37, Manila – a designated anti-money laundering court, in a civil asset forfeiture lawsuit in which the Philippine government sought to forfeit Millions of Pesos in the bank account belonging to our client on a claim that our client was involved in money laundering. We submitted proof that our client is engaged in a legitimate business and that the lawsuit was unfounded, as a result, the Court unfroze our client’s bank account as there is no evidence that it was used in an unlawful activity.
Case 3. Intellectual Property dispute. Our team successfully obtained a favorable judgment issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 149, Makati City in favor of our client – a local pharmaceutical company. The Court was in favor of our legal arguments that Pfizer’s patent for Unasyn drug was invalid. It violated Republic Act 8293, or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines because it forms part of a prior patent that has already expired in 2007.
