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June 28, 2020

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Inventors: Get Your Patent in Nigeria

May 11, 2020

Protect your invention in Nigeria! Get Started and File a Patent Today! Make payments for Nigerian-owned patents. Let NLIPW help you file your patent application in Nigeria — NLIPW can assist you with filing your […]

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May 9, 2020

Let us help you protect your work. Get a quote today! Copyright registration greatly enhances your rights over your creative work! We can help you register your movie script, books, and songs today. Prices: Copyright […]

Search Registered Trademarks in Nigeria

April 11, 2020

Conducting a trademark search is important for businesses seeking to register trademarks in Nigeria because it allows them determine whether or not another business is already using a trademark that is identical or similar to […]

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February 11, 2020

Renew a Trademark in Nigeria! Get Started Now! Prices: In Nigeria, trademarks are valid for 7 years from the date of the initial application. Following the initial period of registration, Applicants may renew trademarks from time […]

Register an Industrial Design in Nigeria!

January 11, 2020

Register an Industrial Design in Nigeria! Get Started Now! A registered design gives protection to the shape of the product e.g. lines, colors or any three-dimensional form. The idea is to prevent others from copying […]

U.S. News | Oracle Sues Envisage Technologies for Copyright Infringement

May 14, 2021

Oracle America Inc. and Oracle International Corporation have filed a lawsuit in the California Northern District Court against Envisage Technologies LLC for copyright infringement. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant is using its unlicensed access [...]

U.S. News | WNAC LLC Sues Verizon and Nexstar for Unauthorized Station Signal Retransmission

May 11, 2021

A local channel, WNAC LLC has filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts against Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc. and Nexstar Media Group Inc. alleging copyright infringement over illegal retransmitting its station signal. The [...]

Ghana News | Ghana Music Rights Organization Wins Copyright Case against Telcos

May 11, 2021

The Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) has won the copyright infringement case it filed against three of Ghana’s telecommunication giants MTN, Vodafone, and AirtelTigo. In 2016, GHAMRO raised an action for a declaration against the [...]

U.S. News | Nwosuocha Sues Childish Gambino for Copyright Infringement

May 7, 2021

Emelike Nwosuocha has filed a lawsuit in the New York Southern District Court against Donald Glover popularly known as Childish Gambino for copyright infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the hook, flow, and lyrics in “This [...]

Right: Patent Infringement Issues In Nigeria by Edward Osike

by Guest Writer on Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch in Intellectual Property Editorial

Introduction An invention is not the same thing as a discovery. Indeed when Volts discovered the effect of an electric current from the battery on a frog’s leg, he made a great discovery, but not [...]

COSON v. MCSN: Let the Music Pay Who Exactly? by Frank Okeke & Titilade Adelekun Ilesanmi

April 20, 2021

Introduction Copyright is an exclusive right given to the creator of original contents. It empowers content owners to determine how their content can be used by third parties and fees to be paid for the [...]

New Trademarks Journal Published in Nigeria – Dated April 8, 2021

April 17, 2021

The Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry in Nigeria has published a new Trademarks Journal dated April 8, 2021. The Journal titled Trademarks Journal Vol. 1, No. 2 (online), covers some trademark applications filed online using [...]

Intellectual Property Rights of Students in Nigeria by Seun Lari-Williams

April 17, 2021

In September 2018, it was widely reported by Nigerian media that the student who sculpted a famous Wole Soyinka sculpture in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (as his final year project) objected to the tampering [...]

Copyright Infringement in Nigerian Music Industry: Salient Regulatory and Commercial Issues by Yewande Obayomi

April 7, 2021

“Michael Collins (aka Don Jazzy) accuses ex record label mate, Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe (aka Wande Coal) of stealing his song, Baby Face” – November 5 2013 “Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo (aka Black Face) make allegations of [...]

Movie Oloture, Copyright allegation: An Opinion by Seun Lari-Williams

March 13, 2021

There has been a recent cry for justice by Nigerians after hearing the allegation of Tobore Ovuorie, the investigative journalist behind ‘Oloture’, against Ebonylife, the movie producers. Many condemn the producers for ‘taking her pains [...]

New Trademarks Journal Published in Nigeria – Dated January 29, 2021

March 1, 2021

The Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry in Nigeria has published a new Trademarks Journal dated January 29, 2021. The Journal titled Online/Pre-IPAS Trade marks Journal Vol. 1, No. 1, covers some trademark applications filed online [...]

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