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U.S. News | Braveheart Writer Randall Wallace Sues Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Entertainment for Trademark Infringement

November 27, 2019

Randall Wallace, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “Braveheart” and his company, Wallace Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in the central district of California against Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Entertainment alleging federal trademark infringement and unfair competition. The [...]

U.S. News | Award-winning U.S. Photographer Sues Pinterest Alleging Copyright Infringement

November 27, 2019

Harold Davis, an award-winning photographer has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Pinterest, an online social media platform alleging that it knowingly made copyright-protected photos available [...]

U.S. News | Geoff Mccue Sues Adidas over Futurecraft 4D Patent Infringement Claims

November 19, 2019

A U.S. inventor, Geoff McCue has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Middle Louisiana against Adidas, German Sportswear Corporation for patent infringement. According to the lawsuit, Geoff McCue alleges [...]

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 [...]

Dubai News | Fake Perfumes Worth Dh50 Million Seized in Ras Al Khaimah

by Nathaniel Adebayo in Anti-Counterfeiting

Fake perfume with an estimated black-market value of more than Dh50 million has been seized in Ras Al Khaimah following a two-day joint operation championed by police, economic officials and counterfeit experts from the Legal [...]

Nigerian News | Navy Hands over Unregistered Cocoa Factory and Suspect to NAFDAC

November 27, 2019

Last week, the Nigerian Navy in Lagos handed over a suspect and an unregistered cocoa beverage factory to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, [...]

Nigeria News | Customs Nabs Man with 2.5 Million Fake Currency, Intercepts 40 Drums of NAFDAC Stamped Ethanol

November 27, 2019

In an effort to combat fakes and substandard in Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun State Command 1 reportedly said it has apprehended a man with 2.5 million fake Nigerian currency notes during patrol [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of on Voluntary Recall of Xalatan Eye Drops Lot Numbers W67369 and AK4753

November 19, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians that Pfizer Specialties Limited, 21 Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi Lagos is executing a voluntary recall of Xalatan* (Latanoprost 0.005%) Eye Drops Lot [...]

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of on Voluntary Recall of Xalatan Eye Drops Lot Numbers W67369 and AK4753

November 19, 2019

NAFDAC News | Adeyeye Speaks on Curbing Substandard, Falsified (SFS) And Counterfeit Medicines in Nigeria

November 19, 2019

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye speaks on Curbing Substandard, Falsified (SFS) And Counterfeit Medicines in Nigeria at a Press Conference and made available on the Agencies website. Adeyeye said: Substandard and falsified [...]

U.S. News | YOSHITSU Sues Two Cosmetic Stores on Saipan for Trademark Infringement

November 19, 2019

A Japan-based company, YOSHITSU Co. Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against two cosmetics stores, American Beauty Corp., American Dong Sheng Corp., their owner Weidong Guo, and 10 “Does” for trademark infringement. According to the lawsuit, [...]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. News | Braveheart Writer Randall Wallace Sues Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Entertainment for Trademark Infringement

U.S. News | Award-winning U.S. Photographer Sues Pinterest Alleging Copyright Infringement

U.S. News | Geoff Mccue Sues Adidas over Futurecraft 4D Patent Infringement Claims

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

Dubai News | Fake Perfumes Worth Dh50 Million Seized in Ras Al Khaimah

Piracy and Counterfeiting

Nigerian News | Navy Hands over Unregistered Cocoa Factory and Suspect to NAFDAC

Nigeria News | Customs Nabs Man with 2.5 Million Fake Currency, Intercepts 40 Drums of NAFDAC Stamped Ethanol

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of on Voluntary Recall of Xalatan Eye Drops Lot Numbers W67369 and AK4753

Nigeria News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of on Voluntary Recall of Xalatan Eye Drops Lot Numbers W67369 and AK4753

NAFDAC News | Adeyeye Speaks on Curbing Substandard, Falsified (SFS) And Counterfeit Medicines in Nigeria

U.S. News | YOSHITSU Sues Two Cosmetic Stores on Saipan for Trademark Infringement

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Trademark Renewal in Nigeria

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BRANDS IN NIGERIA

Nigeria – Application to Register the Trademark: Joann’s Haircare in Class 3

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

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