LMG13

COURSE SYLLABUS

First Semester
AY 2019-2020


COURSE CODE: LMG13
COURSE TITLE: Other Commercial Laws
COURSE CREDIT: 3 units
PRE-REQUISITE: LMG09 (Business Organizations I)

PROFESSOR: Atty. JAIME P. DEL ROSARIO
Consultation Hours: 6:00-9:00PM (Wednesdays)
(Please coordinate with your Class beadle

SAN BEDA COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT

San Beda envisions a community that is fully human, wholly Christian, truly Filipino, globally-competitive.

SAN BEDA COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT

San Beda College aims to form its members in faith (fides), knowledge (scientia), virtue (virtus), and
inculcate in them the Benedictine core values of prayer and work (ora et labora) that include study,
community, pursuit of peace.

COURSE DESCRIPTION and RATIONALE

This course covers the other commercial laws such as, but not limited to Laws of Intellectual
Property and Laws on Transportation. It aims to equip students with the knowledge on the nature of these
mercantile laws and its complex relationship with its stakeholders, society, state and the other entities
having an interest in it.

COURSE GOAL and OBJECTIVES

In general, the students are expected to understand the fundamental concepts and principles
affecting intellectual property rights and the transportation industry

In particular, the student is expected to:
1. Understand and explain the definition, nature and significance of intellectual property rights and
transportation stakeholders.
2. Describe the rights, privileges and obligations of an intellectual property owner and common carriers.
3. Identify the appropriate legal article in given cases and give solutions to problem-situations by
applying the law and appropriate legal principles .
4. Equip the students as regards the registrability of these rights and remedies of an intellectual property
owner in cases of violations.
5. Have a working knowledge of the applicable mercantile laws and apply such know-how in the conduct
of business and public service.
6. Exhibit the values of integrity, propriety and social responsibility in the application of these commercial
laws.

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

Commercial Laws
1. Intro to Commercial Laws
2. Commerce
3. General Commercial laws
4. Special commercial laws

Intellectual Property Law
1. Intellectual Property Rights
2. Intellectual Property Office
3. Laws on Patents
4. Laws on Trademarks
5. Laws on Copyrights

Transportation Laws
1. Public Utility
2. Common Carriers in General
3. Common Carrier of Goods
4. Common Carrier of Passengers
5. Damages recoverable from Common Carriers

TEACHING STRATEGIES

1. Lecture-discussion (as the primary approach)
2. Socratic method
3. Case analysis
4. Alternative approaches/activities: Actual registration of intellectual property rights, On-site visit to
the Intellectual Property Office for the purpose of filing of an application for registration and
complying with the requirements.

REQUIRED READINGS

1. Essentials of Intellectual Property Law by Ernesto C. Salao (Manila: Rex Bookstore, 2012).
2. Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
3. Law on Transportation by Rufus Rodriguez (Manila: Rex Bookstore, 2004).

Cross-References:
1. Intellectual Property Law Comments and Annotations by Fr. Ranhilio Aquino (Quezon City: Central
Professional Books, Inc.)
2. Intellectual Property Law by Dennis Funa (Quezon City: Central Professional Books, Inc., 2012)
3. Transportation Laws Notes and Cases by Noli Diaz (Manila: Rex Bookstore, 2001).

Electronic Sources:

1. http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/
2. http://www.lawphil.net/
3. http://www.ipophil.gov.ph

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Quizzes, examinations and seatwork
 2. Participation in small-group discussions, group presentation, workshops, reports and other
activities.
3. Reaction papers, case synopsis and analysis, projects and other writing assignments

GRADING POLICY

The College requires professors to evaluate each student’s scholastic performance by giving a
midterm grade and a final grade to be computed as follows:

F MIDTERM GRADE COMPUTATION

BASIS Weight
1. Class Standing (CS)
(quizzes, recitations and other course requirements given during the 50%
midterm)
2. Midterm Examinations (MX) 50%
MIDTERM GRADE (MG) 100%

F FINAL GRADE COMPUTATION

BASIS Weight

1. Midterm Grade (MG) 33.33%

2. Final Class Standing (FCS) 33.33%

3. Final Examinations (FX)

FINAL GRADE (FG) 100%

ESSENTIAL POLICY INFORMATION/REMINDERS

1. Attendance/Lateness Policy. – A student is required to attend his classes promptly and regularly. I
also embark on the undertaking that I will attend my classes regularly without any tardiness during the
entire semester.

A. I will notify you at least two (2) weeks in advance if I will be absent. In emergency situations, I will
make sure that I inform the CAS office of my absence immediately, for your information and guidance.
B. It is your responsibility to note down the number of your accumulated absences. However, I will be
submitting to you, through your class president, a report on your attendance status at least every six
(6) session days. Should there be inconsistencies between our recordings, notify me at the earliest
possible opportunity for resolution of the discrepancy.
C. Class hours lost by LATE ENROLMENT are considered absences.
D. You will be considered ABSENT if you arrive in class after the first 20 minutes of the scheduled class
period. You may still attend the class but you will already be marked absent.
E. You will be considered LATE or TARDY if you arrive in class within the first 20 minutes of the scheduled
class period.
F. If you incur an UNEXCUSED ABSENCE (A), any class activity missed for that day of absence will merit
you 0 points - equivalent to a transmuted percentage grade of 0%.
G. If you incur an EXCUSED ABSENCE (AE), the class activity missed for that day will not be considered in
the computation of your grade. You are, however, required to submit an excuse letter properly
 certified by the Office of the Prefect of Student Discipline (OPSD) not later than the immediate
meeting, otherwise, your absence will be considered UNEXCUSED.
H. Only the following absences will be considered APPROVED/EXCUSED, and NOT INCLUDED in the
computation of your maximum allowable absences:
F Those incurred because of official assignment or delegation by the Dean, or his representative, e.g.,
in seminars, meetings, contests, symposia approved by the administration.
F Death of an immediate member of one’s family, duly certified. (Immediate member refers to
mother, father, brother or sister, and spouse and/or children, if married.)
I. Other excused absences, except those enumerated in letter I above, will be INCLUDED in the
computation of your maximum allowable absences.
J. Maximum Allowable Absences. – You will be allowed three (3) maximum sessions/absences during the
entire semester :
2. Technology Restrictions. – To avoid class disturbances, you are not allowed to operate your cell
phones, i-pods, and/or other forms of electronic devices during classes. You have to turn all such devices
off.

3. Uniform Policy. – If you are not in your prescribed school uniform, which includes the wearing of
your school I.D., make sure you obtain the proper endorsement from the OPSD before you come to class.
You will not be allowed to participate in any class activity unless you are in the prescribed school uniform,
or without the proper endorsement from the OPSD.

4. Policy for Late Work. – Your failure to submit any assigned work on the designated due date will
mean a waiver on your part to participate in that particular requirement. I will be giving no extensions or
reconsiderations for late work.

5. Policy for Midterm and Final Examinations. –

A. If you arrive twenty (20) minutes late, you will not be allowed to take the examinations except upon
permission of the Dean/Assistant Dean, the OPSD, or the Department Chairperson.
B. You will not be allowed to take the examinations if you are unable to present your examination permit,
or a temporary permit secured from the Accounting Office. You will be given a special examination
only if you present an excuse letter certified by the OPSD, and after proper application with the CAS
office for a permit for the taking of a special examination.

COURSE TIMETABLE

Course Plan: Our objective is to finish the weekly course assignment.
Counterpart Responsibility:
Exercise foresight. To make sure that you are not unnecessarily burdened with an enormous load of back
readings in the major examinations, ALWAYS read the reading assignment for the session.
Topic Accumulation Policy : The reading assignment for a session day, which has been declared suspended,
shall be accumulated or carried over to the next session day. Hence, it is very important that you stick to
our timetable despite disruption of classes.
Presumption of Comprehension: If despite a thorough reading of the assigned topics there are some points
you need to make clear, it is your right and your duty to present them to me for clarification. If I do not
receive any such concerns, I will presume that you have fully understood the area under discussion.