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TVJ reacts to IPOPHL decision on ‘Eat Bulaga’ trademark

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon expressed that they were not surprised after the Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) canceled the registration of Television and Production Exponents, Inc., or TAPE, Inc., for the trademarks “Eat Bulaga” and “EB” last December 6.</p><p>The trio said in a media conference at TV5 Media Center that the IPO and the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) decided that TVJ were the owners of the trademark.</p><p>Tito reaffirmed their claims that they were in the right and and were actually waiting for the IPOPHL to decide in their favor.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F933175704839863%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><strong> </strong>“Kung ano ang tama, kung tingin mo tama, ganoon ang paniniwala ko eh. Alam kong tama eh. Alam ko legally nasa tama kami kaya expected ko yan. Di ko lang alam kung kailan,” the 75-year-old television personality and politician said during the media conference.</p><p>Actor, host, and composer Joey De Leon also shared what he felt after hearing the announcement.</p><p>“Parang panganganak yan eh. Siyam na buwan mabubuntis, medyo mayroong mapapaaga, mayroong lalabas, pero alam mong lalabas din. Ganun ang pakiramdam ko,” the 77-year-old noontime show host said.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0dxrKBv4BW/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2109297.5%2C%22ls%22%3A2108869.800000012%2C%22le%22%3A2109282.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="590" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p><strong> </strong>Joey also added, “Alam mong nasa tama kayo. Saka diyos ko siguro naman tama na yung 44 years.”</p><p>Tito also told the press that they continued to fight for their since they knew from the beginning that they were the truthful owners.</p><p>“Kasi kung alam namin mali kami di naman namin ipipilit. Bakit ako ipipilit? Nakakahiya. Kakapalan na ng mukha kung alam namin na mali kami so hindi namin ipipilit. Kaya nilaban namin sapagkat alam namin kami ang nasa tama,” he said.</p><p>Vic Sotto, who was also present during the media conference, shared how he and his co-hosts felt when the case was still ongoing.</p><p>“Mababait itong dalawang &#x27;to. Kung ako nasunod, wala. Di naman ako nasunod eh. Di naman sila nasunod sa&#x27;kin,” the 69-year-old television personality jokingly said.</p><p>Joey then agreed, saying, “Pag nagkakaedad talaga nabait eh.”</p><div><strong>READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/21/bakit-inilaban-nina-tito-vic-at-joey-ang-staff-at-co-hosts-ng-kanilang-noontime-show-2152">Bakit inilaban nina Tito, Vic, at Joey ang staff at co-hosts ng kanilang noontime show?</a></strong></div><p><strong> </strong>As per TVJ’s legal representative, Atty. Enrique &quot;Buko&quot; dela Cruz, the trio could have actually used their <em>Eat Bulaga</em> name even before the decision came out, since TAPE’s former registration was for merchandising and not for entertainment purposes. </p><p>However, the trio opted not to use the name to avoid any trouble and respect the legal process for ownership.</p><p>The representative also said that after the announcement has been made, TVJ can now use their trademark anytime they want.</p><p>&quot;Ngayong lumabas na, na sinasabi ngayon ng gobyerno na ang talagang may-ari at may karapatan sa <em>&#x27;Eat Bulaga&#x27; </em>ay TVJ, dapat sila naman ang rumespeto para isa lang ang gagamit. Kung ang tanong kailan puwede gamitin? Anytime pwede na gamitin,&quot; the lawyer said.</p><p>On their official Facebook account, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines released a statement on the cancellation of TAPE’s trademark Registration.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIPOPHL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02oxK3K9pgWu4NasBmKdN9meW7n5EpiW9CE2NqfpjtBUhuncW2w45Zv4xkY1kBnaBzl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="640" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><strong> </strong>“On recent queries regarding the cancellation of the Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) registration of the &#x27;EAT BULAGA&#x27; and &#x27;EB&#x27; trademarks No. 4-2011-005951 and No. 4-2011-005950, respectively, IPOPHL confirms that the petitions for cancellation were granted last December 4, 2023, and were received by the parties on December 5, 2023,” the statement went.</p><p>IPOPHL added, “As provided for under the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) procedures, the cases initially underwent compulsory mediation. As the parties failed to settle, the petitions were referred to adjudication at which stage hearings were held to inspect and compare the parties respective evidence, followed by submission of position papers. After which, the Adjudication Officer rendered the decisions.”</p><p>On May 31, the hosts announced their departure from <em>Eat Bulaga</em> amid a dispute with the owners of TAPE Inc. and later on transferred to TV5 as hosts of another noontime show.</p><p>Last June 2, IPOPHL said that BLA received a petition from the three hosts to cancel &quot;Eat Bulaga&quot; and &quot;EB&quot; trademarks of TAPE Inc., which produces the said noontime show.</p>

<p><i>Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon say they were not surprised by the IPOPHL decision on Eat Bulaga trademark registration.</i></p>

Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon say they were not surprised by the IPOPHL decision on Eat Bulaga trademark registration.

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TVJ reacts to IPOPHL decision on ‘Eat Bulaga’ trademark

Nikka Sabio

Published Dec 08, 2023 08:59 PM PHT

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