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U.S. News | Broadcom Sues Hudson’s Bay for Copyright Infringement

November 4, 2019

Broadcom, a subsidiary of American conglomerate has filed a lawsuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against a Canadian retailer, Hudson’s Bay for copyright infringement. Broadcom alleges that the defendant’s Saks [...]

Singapore News | IPOS Rejects Alumni Club Argument against Harvard University in a Trademark Dispute

November 4, 2019

Earlier this week, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has rejected the Alumni club, Harvard Club of Singapore arguments to stop Harvard University from registering two trademarks, ‘Harvard Club of Singapore’ and ‘Harvard University [...]

U.S. News | Virgin Enterprises Sues Retailers for Trademark Infringement

November 4, 2019

Virgin Enterprises has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming against the owner of two companies, Virginic and Paramount Labs alleging trademark infringement, dilution and unfair competition. Virgin Enterprises [...]

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U.S. News | Songwriters Take the Meadowlark to Court for Copyright Infringement

October 31, 2019

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has filed a lawsuit against Meadowlark bar and nineteen other restaurants, bars and venues across the country for copyright infringement. According to the lawsuit, the American [...]

Nigeria News | EFCC Hands Over 26 Suspects to NAFDAC over Adulterated Palm Oil

by Nathaniel Adebayo in Anti-Counterfeiting

Twenty Six suspects allegedly adulterating palm oil have been arrested and handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Genotoxic Impurity, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (N-NDMA) in Zantac and Other Ranitidine Containing Products

October 16, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of a genotoxic impurity in Zantac injection 50mg/5ml batch number 669. The agency was informed that Swissmedic, the National Medicines Regulatory [...]

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

October 8, 2019

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 | Broadcom Sues Hudson’s Bay for Copyright Infringement

Singapore News | IPOS Rejects Alumni Club Argument against Harvard University in a Trademark Dispute

U.S. News | Virgin Enterprises Sues Retailers for Trademark Infringement

U.S. News | Songwriters Take the Meadowlark to Court for Copyright Infringement

Nigeria News | EFCC Hands Over 26 Suspects to NAFDAC over Adulterated Palm Oil

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Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Genotoxic Impurity, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (N-NDMA) in Zantac and Other Ranitidine Containing Products

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

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

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

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Trademark Renewal in Nigeria

South Africa Suspends Patent and Design Fees Increase

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BRANDS IN NIGERIA

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: SHICELLE in Class 3

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: ROMSIDNN & Device

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

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