Cebu Pacific wins unauthorized ticket sales case in Malaysia

MANILA, – Budget carrier Cebu Pacific won a trademark case against travel booking platform MOVE after a Malaysian court barred the company from selling the airline’s flights without authorization.

In a statement on Tuesday, Cebu Pacific said the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur ruled in its favor in a lawsuit filed in June 2024. The court found MOVE liable for passing off by using the Cebu Pacific and Cebgo trademarks without the airline’s permission.

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As such, the court ordered MOVE to stop using the two trademarks and prohibited the platform from distributing, offering for sale or selling Cebu Pacific flights without the airline’s authorization.

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In addition, the court ordered MOVE to pay Cebu Pacific RM120,000, or about P1.8 million.

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“Cebu Pacific remains supportive of travel platforms and partners that use the Cebu Pacific and Cebgo trademarks and distribute, offer to sell or sell airline tickets bearing the Cebu Pacific and Cebgo trademarks, provided that they do so with Cebu Pacific’s proper authorization,” the carrier said. /pai INQ

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