TAPE to continue using ‘Eat Bulaga’ despite TVJ’s call for respect

TAPE Inc. said it will carry on using the "Eat Bulaga" name despite the decision of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPhl), as it stressed that the ruling is not yet final and can still be reversed through their appeal. "As confirmed by the statement released by IPO today, TAPE has a period of 15 days to appeal the decision of the adjudication officer to the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs-IPO. Then, appealed decisions may still be appealed to the Director General of IPO within 30 days," TAPE's legal counsel Maggie Abraham-Garduque said in a statement obtained by GMA. "As regards the plea of TVJ not to use Eat Bulaga, TAPE will continue to use the [n...

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