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Nigeria News | NAPPMED Surrenders Expired Drugs Worth 1.2 Million to NAFDAC

The National Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicines (NAPPMED) which oversees the operations of private patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) across all 36 States of Nigeria and educates its members on general principles of primary health [...]
Copyright

10 Recurring Myths about Copyright Protection in Nigeria

Copyright myths travel and are often retold in ways that people believe they are true. If you follow the intellectual property ‘scene’ in Nigeria, you would no doubt have heard one of these myths with [...]
China News

China News | Sportswear Giant Anta Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

A Hong Kong-based company, Grown Up, has filed a lawsuit against Chinese sportswear giant, Anta Sports Products for copyright infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has been producing a similar-looking school bags made by [...]
Intellectual Property News

U.S. News | Solid 21 Sues Breitling over Trademark Infringement

Earlier this week, a U.S. watchmaker, Solid 21, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against Breitling, a Swiss competitor over trademark infringement. Solid 21 alleges that Breitling’s use [...]
Anti-Counterfeiting

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alert On Fake Meningitis Vaccines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians on the circulation of a fake meningitis vaccines including MencevaxTM ACWY and MencevaxTM ACW circulating in Niger Republic. A press statement [...]

China News | Sportswear Giant Anta Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

April 11, 2019

A Hong Kong-based company, Grown Up, has filed a lawsuit against Chinese sportswear giant, Anta Sports Products for copyright infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has been producing a similar-looking school bags made by […]

U.S. News | Solid 21 Sues Breitling over Trademark Infringement

April 11, 2019

Earlier this week, a U.S. watchmaker, Solid 21, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against Breitling, a Swiss competitor over trademark infringement. Solid 21 alleges that Breitling’s use […]

U.S. News | French Montana Has Been Sued for Copyright Infringement

April 8, 2019

Eddie Lee Richardson, who goes by Hotwire the Producer, has filed a lawsuit against French Montana for his song “Ain’t Worried About Nothin.” According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff claims that the song was stolen […]

Kenya News | Woman to be Paid Sh. 1.5m by KTDA over Copyright Infringement

April 4, 2019

Recently a woman, Ann Njoku Kumena, was awarded Sh. 1.5m (approximately USD $15,000) by a high court sitting in Kerugoya against KTDA for using her image without authorization. It will be recalled that Ann Njoku […]

South African Artist Daniel Baron Sues David Guetta Over Copyright Infringement

March 27, 2019

Recently, a South African artist, Daniel Baron filed a lawsuit against David Guetta for copyright infringement. The plaintiff alleges that Guetta copied elements of his 2016 single “Children of the Sun” without permission. According to […]

Swatch Wins Court Case against Consumer Complaints Website

March 24, 2019

Recently, Swatch, a famous watch brand won a lawsuit filed in 1st Civil Court for Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights of Istanbul against şikayetvar.com, a third party platform that compiles and posts consumer complaints online. […]

Nigeria News | NAPPMED Surrenders Expired Drugs Worth 1.2 Million to NAFDAC

by Nathaniel Adebayo in Anti-Counterfeiting

The National Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicines (NAPPMED) which oversees the operations of private patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) across all 36 States of Nigeria and educates its members on general principles of primary health [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alert On Fake Meningitis Vaccines

April 11, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians on the circulation of a fake meningitis vaccines including MencevaxTM ACWY and MencevaxTM ACW circulating in Niger Republic. A press statement [...]

NAFDAC News | Fanyogo “Gin and Ginger” is Not Registered in Nigeria

April 8, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said its investigation has found out that the product ‘Fan Yogo Gin and Ginger’ containing 12.5 percent alcohol is not a registered product in [...]

China News | 158 Arrested for Producing and Selling Fake Cosmetics

April 4, 2019

The east China Jiangsu province police, late last year, arrested 158 people suspected of manufacturing and selling fake cosmetics. Following the raid on December 26, 2018 by the police after a tip-off by a consumer [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Snuff Importation

March 16, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger state has raised alarm over the safety of tobacco snuff currently imported into the country in large quantities. This was disclosed by [...]

Nigeria News | Man Bags 15 Months Jail Term for Producing Fake Cosmetics

February 19, 2019

Last week, Ebenezer Arimiwen, a business was sentenced and convicted to 15 months imprisonment without an option of fine, for manufacturing fake cosmetics by Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The [...]

U.S. News | Capri Sun Sues American Beverage Company over Trademark Infringement

February 18, 2019

Last week, Capri Sun, the owner of the beverage CAPRIL SUN® filed a lawsuit in a United States federal court against American Beverage Company (“ABC”), a beverage company located in Verona, Pennyslvania for trademark infringement. [...]

NAFDAC News | No New Approval for Alcohol Packaged In Sachets

February 15, 2019

Last week, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) disclosed that it will no longer approve new registration for alcohol packaged in sachets. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, made this announcement [...]

Nigerian News | Man Charged for Importation of Banned Drugs

February 12, 2019

Luke Mbah, a business man, has been remanded in prison by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos on a four-court charge against him by the National Agency for Food and Drug [...]

10 Recurring Myths about Copyright Protection in Nigeria

April 12, 2019

Copyright myths travel and are often retold in ways that people believe they are true. If you follow the intellectual property ‘scene’ in Nigeria, you would no doubt have heard one of these myths with […]

Winners: NLIPW National Campus Essay Competition (NNCEC 2019)

April 7, 2019

Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch would like to congratulate the winners of the 2019 NLIPW National Campus Essay Competition (NNCEC). This year’s essay competition addressed legal issues confronting the music or movie industry in Nigeria. […]

Nigeria: Intellectual Property Office Publishes Compendium of Rulings of Trademarks Tribunal

April 4, 2019

Late last month, the trademarks registry in Nigeria for the first time ever released a compendium of rulings delivered by trademark opposition tribunals. In a letter dated March 15 and signed by one Patrick Wemambu, […]

Nigeria: 10 Must-have Clauses in Your Broadcast License Agreement

February 22, 2019

As a producer, filmmaker or other creative professional in Nigeria, somewhere along the line, you will learn to never work without a written contract. Yet, it is hard to like contracts because more often than […]

A Peek into Six Passing-off Cases in Nigeria

February 19, 2019

Content: Continental Pharmaceutical Ltd. v. Sterling Products Nigeria Plc. and SmithKline Beecham Plc. Niger Chemists Limited v. Nigeria Chemists and D.K. Brown Ayman Enterprises Ltd. v. Akuma Industries Ltd. Omnia Nigeria Limited v. Dyketrade Limited […]

Apply Now: University of Westminster Duke of Grafton International Scholarship in UK

February 20, 2019

Deadline: May 31, 2019 Nationality: All around developing countries About the Scholarship This scholarship is awarded jointly with International Students House (ISH). The Duke of Grafton was one of the founders of ISH and is known for carrying [...]

Apply Now: Tunisia Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellowship

February 20, 2019

Deadline: April 1, 2019 The Tunisia Office of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University is calling on Tunisian scholars to submit applications for a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. The call for [...]

Apply Now: 2019 UNV and UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme

February 9, 2019

Deadline: February 10, 2019 Applications are now open for the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Young Innovators Fellowship Programme for 2019. This programme will provide young people (aged 18-29) with the opportunity [...]

Nigeria News | NAPPMED Surrenders Expired Drugs Worth 1.2 Million to NAFDAC

10 Recurring Myths about Copyright Protection in Nigeria

China News | Sportswear Giant Anta Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

U.S. News | Solid 21 Sues Breitling over Trademark Infringement

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alert On Fake Meningitis Vaccines

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

China News | Sportswear Giant Anta Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

U.S. News | Solid 21 Sues Breitling over Trademark Infringement

U.S. News | French Montana Has Been Sued for Copyright Infringement

Kenya News | Woman to be Paid Sh. 1.5m by KTDA over Copyright Infringement

South African Artist Daniel Baron Sues David Guetta Over Copyright Infringement

Swatch Wins Court Case against Consumer Complaints Website

Nigeria News | NAPPMED Surrenders Expired Drugs Worth 1.2 Million to NAFDAC

Piracy and Counterfeiting

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alert On Fake Meningitis Vaccines

NAFDAC News | Fanyogo “Gin and Ginger” is Not Registered in Nigeria

China News | 158 Arrested for Producing and Selling Fake Cosmetics

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Snuff Importation

Nigeria News | Man Bags 15 Months Jail Term for Producing Fake Cosmetics

U.S. News | Capri Sun Sues American Beverage Company over Trademark Infringement

NAFDAC News | No New Approval for Alcohol Packaged In Sachets

Nigerian News | Man Charged for Importation of Banned Drugs

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EDITORIAL

10 Recurring Myths about Copyright Protection in Nigeria

Winners: NLIPW National Campus Essay Competition (NNCEC 2019)

Nigeria: Intellectual Property Office Publishes Compendium of Rulings of Trademarks Tribunal

Nigeria: 10 Must-have Clauses in Your Broadcast License Agreement

A Peek into Six Passing-off Cases in Nigeria

BRANDS IN NIGERIA

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: AhaGames (Stylized)

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: HIPPOO Games & Device

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: XOS (Stylized)

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: AhaGames (Stylized)

STARTUPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Apply Now: University of Westminster Duke of Grafton International Scholarship in UK

Apply Now: Tunisia Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellowship

Apply Now: 2019 UNV and UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme