Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch

Malawi Adopts a new Trademarks Act Domesticating ARIPO Protocol on Marks (The Banjul Protocol)

April 24, 2018

The new Malawi Act (cited as “Trademarks Act, 2018”) that was published on February 2, 2018 is made of 83 Sections and repeals the existing Trademarks Act of 1957. The Act caters for a number […]

China News | Beijing to Build Two Intellectual Property Protection Centers

April 23, 2018

The information office of the Beijing Municipal Government has disclosed that two intellectual property protection centers will be built in Beijing this year. According to Pan Xinsheng, deputy director of Beijing intellectual property office, the […]

Luxottica Group Alleges Tarzana Business Sells Counterfeit Ray-Ban Products

April 21, 2018

Late last month, Luxottica Group S.p.A, the manufacturer of Ray-Ban eye wear filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with case umber case number 2:18-cv-02459 against a Tarzana […]

U.S. News | Leawood Limo Company Accuses Competitor of Trademark Competition

April 21, 2018

A Leawood-based company, Wheatland Enterprises Inc., doing business as Overland Limousine has sued her competitor, Overland Limo Services, in federal court in Kansas for trademark infringement. Wheatland Enterprises has been operating since 1979 in Kansas with […]

Nigeria: NAFDAC Confiscates Expired Drugs Worth N5 Million in Abia

April 18, 2018

The Abia state Coordinator of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Olisa Okeke, recently disclosed that the agency has confiscated expired drugs worth over N5 million from a drug dealer [...]
Nigeria: Tramadol worth 159 Million Seized at Apapa Port

April 18, 2018

Last month, the Director Technical Services of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Oloruntoba, disclosed that the agency had seized 158 million tablets of Tramadol at Apapa Port in Lagos. Femi Oloruntoba made [...]
Orion wins ‘Choco Pie’ Trademark Suit in Vietnam

April 10, 2018

Orion Corp, a South Korean confectionery company has won a trademark infringement suit it filed a Vietnamese rival in 2015 accusing the defendant of manufacturing and exporting a snack under the same brand as Orion’s [...]
Cambodia: 60 Tonnes of Counterfeit Cosmetics to be Destroyed

April 10, 2018

Despite efforts by Cambodian government to eradicate counterfeiting in the country, some unscrupulous individuals have continued to further this menace. The country’s Interior Ministry previously set up a Counter Counterfeit Committee to fight against counterfeiting [...]

Nigeria | COSON Copyright Infringement Case against Young Shall Grow Motors Continues

March 25, 2018

The case filed last October, by the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) against Young Shall Grow Motors Ltd. (the defendant) came up last week at a Federal High Court in Lagos. It would be recalled [...]
Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day: Photo Competition for $250 Cash Prize

March 8, 2018

To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2018, NLIPW is hosting a photo competition. This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our [...]
Nigeria: Minister of Health Inaugurates NAFDAC Governing Council

March 8, 2018

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has inaugurated the Governing Council of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) along with other agencies and parastatals under the supervision of the [...]
Unlicensed Drugs: NAFDAC to Tackle Importation — Director General

March 8, 2018

The battle has just began for importers of fake, substandard and unlicensed drugs as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has set forth great measure to counter this menace. Last [...]