Masayang tinanggap ng MediaQuest Ventures, parent company ng TV5, ang desisyon ng Intellectual Property Office (IPO) na igawad kina Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, at Joey de Leon o TVJ ang lehitimong pagmamay-ari ng “Eat Bulaga” trademark.
Read: TVJ wins Eat Bulaga! trademark case; IPO cancels Eat Bulaga!/EB trademark of TAPE
Ayon sa pahayag ni MediaQuest Ventures President and Chief Executive Officer Jane Basas, mananatili ang buong suporta nila sa TVJ at legit Dabarkads hanggang sa tuluyan nang maresolba ang isyu.
Aniya, “We welcome this development and will continue to support TVJ until this issue is finally resolved.”
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Narito ang buong pahayag ng MediaQuest:
“The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has ruled that Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (TVJ) are the owners of the “Eat Bulaga” trademark, including all variations thereof.
“In its 16-page decision dated December 4, 2023, the IPO held that TVJ proved that they are the originators of the Eat Bulaga mark, having created it in 1979.
“As a result, it granted TVJ’s Petition for the cancellation of the “Eat Bulaga” and “EB” trademarks earlier registered by Television and Production Exponents (TAPE), Inc.
“The IPO emphasized that “it is not the application or the registration that confers ownership of a mark, but it is ownership of the mark that confers the right of registration”, and that applications made in bad faith must be rejected.
"The Decision of the IPO is subject to appeal.
“We welcome this development and will continue to support TVJ until this issue is finally resolved,” said MediaQuest Ventures President and Chief Executive Officer, Jane J. Basas."
Sa kabilang banda, maghahain ng apela anumang araw mula ngayon ang TAPE Inc.
Read: TAPE to appeal IPO decision to cancel its Eat Bulaga! trademark
Sabi naman ng host ng Eat Bulaga! na si Paolo Contis, hindi pa umano tapos ang laban.
Aniya, “Simple lang ang gusto kong sabihin para sa ating mga Kapuso.
"Mga Kapuso, mahaba pa po ang laban. Ibig sabihin, legally, wala pang final. Okay?"
Read: Paolo Contis: "Mahaba pa po ang laban... legally, wala pang final."