MANILA - Top executives of two Philippines firms accused of using world boxing champion Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao's name and image to sell karaoke microphones are to stand trial for intellectual piracy, an appellate court said Thursday.
The court sided with a lower court in Manila and denied defendant Andres Sanchez's petition to dismiss the lawsuit, officials said.
The appellate court ruling was issued earlier this week, they said.
Pacquiao, a six-time world champion who is also a recording star here, wants the court to stop Sanchez's G2K Corp. and In-A-Jiffy Enterprises, owned by the defendant's daughter Maria Cristina Sanchez, from using his "name, image and goodwill" to sell their "Wow Magic Sing" karaoke microphones.
Pacquiao, who endorses a rival brand of microphones, known as "Extreme Magic Sing," knocked out English welterweight Ricky Hatton in the second round of a Las Vegas fight in May to solidify the 30 year-old southpaw's claim to the unofficial title of "best pound for pound boxer" in the world.
source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/07/09/09/world-champ-pacquiao-sues-karaoke-pirates
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