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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 | Sonrai Memory Sues Dell for Patent Infringement

April 15, 2021

Sonrai Memory Limited has filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas against Dell Technologies Inc. for patent infringement alleging that the defendant infringed its patents-in-suit relating to improvements in charge pump circuits for [...]

U.S. News | Nike and MSCHF Reach Settlement in Satan Shoes Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

April 14, 2021

Nike and MSCHF have reached a settlement in the trademark infringement battle over a pair of modified sneakers that were being sold in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X having the Nike trademark. Both parties [...]

U.S. News | Pac-12 Universities Suing 2 Sporting Companies for Trademark Infringement

April 14, 2021

All Pac-12 universities have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Washington District of Spokane against Sportswear Inc. and Vintage Brand for trademark infringement. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants are [...]

U.S. News | Peloton Interactive Files Three Trademark Oppositions

April 13, 2021

Peloton Interactive Inc. has filed three notices of opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against Haijuan Zhang’s application for the Pelolion, Pelodio, and Pelooxi marks in International Class 25 alleging that the mark [...]

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

by Ufuoma Akpotaire in Intellectual Property Editorial

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Own an App? Here are some Intellectual Property Issues to Consider by Davidson Oturu

January 21, 2021

An application software (app) is a program or group of programs designed to help customers perform particular activities. These apps, which are usually on our electronic devices, are used to control several things ranging from [...]

Recommended Ways to Protecting Business Concepts as Intellectual Property Rights in Nigeria by Bisola Scott

January 20, 2021

Not all creations of the mind are regarded as intellectual property protectable under intellectual property laws in Nigeria,2 as these laws stipulate the criteria that must be satisfied to guarantee intellectual property protection over creative works.3 As [...]

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