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U.S. News | Nintendo Wins U.K. High Court Case to Block Piracy Websites

September 12, 2019

Nintendo has argued successfully in the U.K High court that U.K. internet providers must block access to websites which enable Switch game piracy causing trademark infringement. According to the lawsuit, Nintendo seeks an injunction on [...]

Singapore News | Singapore and Kazakhstan Sign New IP Deal

September 10, 2019

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has taken a giant step in signing an agreement with the Kazakh finance ministry and the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) to develop a comprehensive IP ecosystem within [...]

U.S. News| Hyundai Sues Pentius Automotive Parts for Trademark Infringement

September 10, 2019

An exclusive distributor of Hyundai-branded cars and car parts, Hyundai Motor America has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against a car parts retailer, Pentius Automotive Parts, for [...]

China to Implement Stricter Punitive Compensation System to Combat Trademark Infringement

September 4, 2019

Shen Changyu, the head of the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA), while speaking at the 10th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, stated that China is seeking to implement a [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Urges Traditional Medicine Practitioners to Register their Trado-Medical Products

by Nathaniel Adebayo in Anti-Counterfeiting

Earlier this week, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) in Gombe called on traditional medicine practitioners to register with the agency to avoid selling unsafe medicines to the public. The State [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Partners ANLCA to Combat Influx of Dangerous Drugs to the Country

September 10, 2019

In a bid to combat the influx of dangerous drugs into the country through the international borders, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is partnering with the Association of Nigerian [...]

Nigeria News | NOTAP Deploys Technology Transfer Registration Automation Application

September 10, 2019

In a bid to ensuring efficient registration, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has announced the creation of a new system i.e. Technology Transfer Registration Automation Application. According to NOTAP, “All Technology Transfer [...]

Nigerian News | NAFDAC eLicense Go-Live on National Single Window for Trade

September 5, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently published an announcement notifying Importers, Freight Forwarders, Customs Licensed Agents, Port stakeholders, Authorized Dealer Banks and the general public it has completed the [...]

Nigerian News | NAFDAC eLicense Go-Live on National Single Window for Trade

September 5, 2019

Nigeria News | No Music Day 2019 Promotes Unity

September 3, 2019

Every September 1, Nigeria celebrants No Music Day in order to draw attention to the widespread infringement of copyright as it affects the rights of performers, bands, music composers, recording artists, song writers, music publishers and [...]

Dubai News | Thousands of Counterfeit Products Seized in Abu Dhabi

September 3, 2019

Between May and August, more than 9,000 counterfeit products including spare car parts, electronic devices, clothes, cosmetics and accessories were confiscated from shops across the UAE capital The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development reportedly [...]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. News | Nintendo Wins U.K. High Court Case to Block Piracy Websites

Singapore News | Singapore and Kazakhstan Sign New IP Deal

U.S. News| Hyundai Sues Pentius Automotive Parts for Trademark Infringement

China to Implement Stricter Punitive Compensation System to Combat Trademark Infringement

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Urges Traditional Medicine Practitioners to Register their Trado-Medical Products

Piracy and Counterfeiting

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Partners ANLCA to Combat Influx of Dangerous Drugs to the Country

Nigeria News | NOTAP Deploys Technology Transfer Registration Automation Application

Nigerian News | NAFDAC eLicense Go-Live on National Single Window for Trade

Nigerian News | NAFDAC eLicense Go-Live on National Single Window for Trade

Nigeria News | No Music Day 2019 Promotes Unity

Dubai News | Thousands of Counterfeit Products Seized in Abu Dhabi

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