DAVAO: 2 Men Sued for Selling Fake Soap and Shampoo

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

TWO men have been charged before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) for selling fake Unilever products in Davao City.

Sued were Benito Lorenzo and Maricon Lequisin, both from Davao City, for violation of section 168 in relation to section 170 of Republic Act 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.

Lorenzo and Lequisin were earlier arrested for selling, distributing, retailing and offering for sale counterfeit Clear, Cream Silk, Dove, Lux, Sunsilk and Vaseline products that look like the genuine Unilever products.

Unilever’s lawyer Ma. Cecilia Gironella filed the charges against Lorenzo and Lequisin.
Fake Dove, SunSilk and Clear products were seized from Lorenzo's store at Lachmi Shopping Mall after a search warrant issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 21 Manila.
A test-buy and ensuing raid confirmed that the products seized were counterfeit.

Assistant state prosecutor Tofel Austria of DOJ Manila, in his resolution dated May 9, said the respondent's act was "intentionally deceiving."

Austria, in his separate resolution dated May 15, found probable cause to charge Lequisin for the same violation. Lequisin allegedly sold fake Sun Silk, Clear, and Dove products.

Austria recommended P10,000 bail for the respondents' temporary liberty.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on October 19, 2011.

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