Earlier this month, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Ms. Yewande Sadiku, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). NIPC is the agency responsible for promoting, coordinating and monitoring […]
Can a copyright suit successfully lie in all cases of publication of an author’s work without authorization? The answer seems to depend on many factors. In the United States of America, for example, political speeches […]
ICANN recently released the list of individuals selected to participate in ICANN’s Fellowship program at the 59th Public Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa from June 26-29, 2017. They include 55 individuals from 43 countries. According […]
A Beijing court has overturned a ruling that Apple’s iPhone 6 violated a Chinese manufacturer’s patent which saw the Apple ordered to cease selling the smartphone in Beijing. According to People’s Court Daily, the court ruled in […]
Last Friday, a court injunction prevented the screening of the much-talked about Nigerian movie “Okafor’s Law”. The movie produced by Nollywood actress and producer, Omoni Oboli, was scheduled to premiere at a cinema in Lagos, Nigeria. In […]
Not many Nigerians are aware that there is body licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Copyright Commission to take care of the rights of authors, photographers, computer programmers, columnists, brand designers, […]
Alibaba Group’s Taobao online marketplace has filed a suit against a pet-food seller, seeking almost $380,000 in damages and legal fees. The company alleges that the vendor sold counterfeit kitten chow through its virtual Taobao […]
A High Court in Lagos has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to direct Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc., distributors of Coca-Cola and other popular sodas in Nigeria, to add a warning […]
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