Police arrested two men for allegedly trading trademarked liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders without the trademark owners’ permission in Isabela province, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said.
In a statement on Friday, the CIDG identified the arrested suspects as a 32-year-old man named ‘Dan’ and a 50-year-old man named ‘Ped.’
They ‘were arrested for allegedly trading and having in their possession trademark infringing cylinders of LPG. They are not authorized by the trademark owners, rendering the operations illegal,’ the police explained. The bust came through a search warrant for violation of Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code implemented last Monday at a facility in Barangay Tagaran, Cauayan City, the CIDG noted.
Authorities recovered 21 filled and 86 empty LPG cylinders bearing trademarks, all valued at P200,000.