After the Supreme Court reopened the doors on their bid to recover their father’s business legacy, the heirs of entrepreneur Gonzalo Co It are now moving to take back ownership of the “Green Cross” and “Zonrox” brands at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which has taken a second look at the decades-long trademark dispute. Lawyer […]
Last year, readers of this column were informed about the ongoing legal battle over the rightful ownership of the corporation which manufactures and sells Green Cross, the iconic rubbing alcohol brand which virtually every Filipino is familiar with. Almost every home, clinic, and hospital has a bottle of Green Cross. Pharmacies, supermarkets, and grocery stores […]
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the revival of the ownership dispute over rubbing alcohol brand Green Cross despite the case having long been withdrawn in the “interest of substantial justice.” In a 16-page Decision issued by the High Court’s Special Second Division, the magistrates said the petitioner, Gonzalo Co It, founder of Green Cross, […]
THE Supreme Court (SC) has allowed businessman Gonzalo Co It to pursue the case he filed against his siblings over ownership of the company behind Green Cross alcohol, which he founded. In a decision dated Oct. 24, the SC Second Division held that Mr. Co should be able to exhaust legal remedies regarding his personal […]
THE legal battle over the ownership of Green Cross Inc. is not yet over. The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the reinstatement of the petition filed by the late Gonzalo Co, a.k.a. Co It, seeking the reversal of the lower court’s ruling that dismissed his complaint for reconveyance of 333.7 shares in the company with damages […]
At 94, Gonzalo Co still hopes to regain control of Green Cross, a product he introduced in the 1950s. He shares tips on how business partners can protect their interest and avoid family conflict. QUESTION: You introduced two new product categories in the Philippines, Green Cross Rubbing Alcohol in 1952 and Zonrox Bleach in 1954. […]
ABOUT 10 weeks ago, lawyer Nathaniel S. Arevalo of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) wrote to point out a mistake I made in a previous piece I wrote about a pending IPO case concerning Zonrox, a popular household bleaching product being sold throughout the country by Green Cross Inc. (GCI) That piece, which came out […]
ONE WOULD think, as a man reaches the threshold of his “date with destiny,” that his thoughts would turn from worldly concerns to more sublime matters, such as the fate of his soul, the welfare of his loved ones, and the legacy he leaves behind. But Gonzalo Co It, who is 94 years old and […]
Angel Thoughts If you are neutral in situations of justice, then you are on the side of the oppressor. – Desmond Tutu President Noy was warmly welcomed in Paris this week. This brings back nostalgic memories of his mother’s official visit there during the bicentennial celebration of France as a republic in 1989. President Cory […]
CO IT a.k.a GONZALO CO “So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.” 1 John 2:21 My Dear Friends, Below are the Stock Certificates which my sibling claim belong to them. I questioned them in the Department of Justice. The […]
CO IT a.k.a GONZALO CO “We find Co It’s positive and categorical statements more consistent with logic and common human experience.” Department of Justice My Dear Friends, Based on the NBI Report on GREEN CROSS and ZONROX, the Department of Justice resolved my Complaint against my siblings. I wish to share with you excerpts from […]
CO IT a.k.a GONZALO CO Luke 8:17 “For Nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” My Dear Friends, Based on the “100 PARAGRAPHS” of my “GREEN CROSS” Saga, the NBI conducted an investigation and made the following Report- NBI FORM NO. 1 […]
100 PARAGRAPHS of my life, honor, sweat, tears, love, and sacrifices, of my honor and my dishonor The paid Advertisement on “Green Cross” of my siblings Anthony Co, Peter Co and Mary Co-Cho is unfortunate. They failed to answer my August 11, 2006 Letter. I reproduced it below. CO IT 2639 Zamora Street 1300 Pasay […]
Dear Mr. President: I write this letter as a citizen of the Republic seeking your help as I fight the last battle to preserve my legacy. I am Gonzalo Co, the founder of Gonzalo Laboratories, makers of Green Cross Rubbing Alcohol and Zonrox Bleach. I am 92 years old today but have spent the […]
As if it is not disturbing enough to know of a man cheated of his life’s work by his own siblings, it is even more upsetting when the government agency mandated to protect him is allegedly abetting the crime. The victim, in this case, is 94-year-old Gonzalo Co, the founder of Gonzalo Laboratories, the manufacturer […]
Recently, we listened to 94-year-old Green Cross Alcohol founder Gonzalo Co It (Chinese for number one) about his mission to get back his beloved company. While Co’s life is inspirational, having established the Green Cross brand, it is sad that he has to engage in a legal battle with his own siblings. Apparently, his siblings, […]
STORIES men and women unceremoniously ousted from the companies they founded and nurtured to success are nothing new. Think Steve Jobs at Apple (before his triumphant return), Donald Sterling who was booted by the National Basketball Association from the Clippers for racist remarks, and most recently Dov Charney, removed as chair and CEO of American […]
The webpage of Green Cross Incorporated starts off with a lie: “It was in 1952 when Chinese immigrant Mr. Co Ay Tian founded the company.” The real founder was not the father, but his son. Gonzalo Co It, who has written the book “The Green Cross Saga My Authobiography.” Gonzalo is now 94. In 1952, […]
The last time I wrote about Gonzalo Co It (often referred to as simply Gonzalo Co) and his travails as the dispossessed owner of Green Cross Inc. (GCI) was in January last year (“Green Cross family feud worsens,” January 8, 2013, issue of the BusinessMirror) My write-up was essentially a summation of his autobiography, […]
Even at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), supposedly a graft-free agency handling local inventions, there are corrupt officers. A 94-year-old man stands to lose a trademark he has developed for his bleaching liquid since 1952 because a hearing officer appears to favor his callous relatives. His relatives allegedly took advantage of his trust, stole his […]
Si Gonzalo Co, isang 94-anyos na imbentor na nagsimula ng Gonzalo Laboratories na gumawa ng Green Cross Rubbing Alcohol at Zonrox. Siya ang kuya ng apat niyang mga kapatid na kanyang pinasok sa kanyang kumpanya. Ang malungkot na nangyari kay Gonzalo ay ang kanya mismong mga kapatid na sa awa niya sa kanila ay binigyan […]
A 94-year-old businessman has sued a hearing officer of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) before the Ombudsman for “manifest partiality, evident bad faith, or gross inexcusable negligence” in handling his pending petition before the cited agency. Gonzalo Co, founder of Gonzalo Laboratories Inc., the manufacturer of Green Cross rubbing alcohol and Zonrox bleach, sued lawyer […]
Gonzalo Co It once had it all materially. Now, at 91, he has only the love of his children and grandchildren, whom he feels he has let down. Peace eludes him as he continues to be dogged by what he claims was a mistake that changed his fortune and those of his children. He […]