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U.S. News | Current sues Facebook’s Calibra over Identical Logo

October 15, 2019

Current, an online bank has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Facebook over the logo of the social media company’s new financial services subsidiary, Calibra. The [...]

Canada News | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sues Conservative Party of Canada for Copyright Infringement

October 15, 2019

Canada’s public service broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has filed a lawsuit against the Conservative Party of Canada for copyright infringement over clips used in an online advert attacking incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. [...]

U.S. News | Riot Games Sues Riot Squad Over Trademark Infringement

October 14, 2019

Riot Games has filed a lawsuit in the California Central District Court of the United States against Riot Squad, a Chicago-based esports organization alleging trademark infringement and false designation of origin under the federal Lanham [...]

U.S. News | BMW Sues EDA for Trademark Infringement

October 14, 2019

German carmaker, BMW, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against a California-based, EDA International alleging trademark infringement and dilution. BMW alleges that the defendant is importing [...]

IP Lawyers Seeks Review of the Nigeria Intellectual Property Laws at the Intellectual Property Law Symposium and Awards in UNIABUJA

by Nathaniel Adebayo in Anti-Counterfeiting

Participants at the Event The second edition of the Intellectual Property Law Symposium and Awards has come and gone but it will not be forgotten so soon, even as we remember the theme: Strengthening Intellectual [...]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. News | Current sues Facebook’s Calibra over Identical Logo

Canada News | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sues Conservative Party of Canada for Copyright Infringement

U.S. News | Riot Games Sues Riot Squad Over Trademark Infringement

U.S. News | BMW Sues EDA for Trademark Infringement

IP Lawyers Seeks Review of the Nigeria Intellectual Property Laws at the Intellectual Property Law Symposium and Awards in UNIABUJA

Piracy and Counterfeiting

U.S. News | Friends of the Creators Artistic Foundation Admitted by WIPO As Permanent Observer

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Falsified Augmentin Products Circulating in Uganda and Kenya

Nigeria News | WIPO to Consider Nigerian NGO as Permanent Observer in 59th Series of Meetings at Geneva

Nigeria News | WIPO to Consider Nigerian NGO as Permanent Observer in 59th Series of Meetings at Geneva

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

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

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South Africa Suspends Patent and Design Fees Increase

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INSIGHTS & NEED-TO-KNOW

BRANDS IN NIGERIA

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: WEEKEND & Device

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: BROS ROLLING PAPERS & Device

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: Black Bat & Device

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: LAMYOO & Device

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: Farmz2U

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: RBI

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 21

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 16

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 11

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 9

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 5

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: KJ & Device in Class 3

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