Text of the provision
Art. 522. Trade-marks and trade-names are governed by special laws.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
States that trade-marks and trade-names are not governed by the Civil Code but by separate legislation. The article is a pointer: it tells you this Code is not where the answer lives.
Related provisions
- Article 501 — Co-owner's Warranty After Partition.
- Article 551 — Improvements From Nature or Time.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.