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00:02 The Intellectual Property Office of the Filipino IPERFIL
00:06 cancelled the trademark registration of Television and Production Exponents, or TAPE, Inc.
00:10 to the names EAT Bulaga and EB.
00:13 The IPERFIL filed a 16-page decision,
00:17 the petition of Tito Soto, Vic Soto, and Joey De Leon,
00:20 after they were asked to prove how the program's name was formed.
00:24 The TAPE Inc. Legal Counsel said
00:27 they have not yet received a copy of the decision.
00:30 Even so, under the regulation,
00:33 they can still appeal it.
00:35 They will do all the legal action
00:38 to overturn the decision.
00:40 (upbeat music)
