Danish toy maker, Lego has won a U.S. copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against a British competitor, Best-Lock Construction Toys. According to the judgement, the court found […]
A lawsuit has been filed by a publisher, the Music Force, against the “Old Town Road” rapper alleging that he sampled an ’80s R&B song without permission. According to the suit, Lil Nas X is […]
According to the 2019 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), Switzerland is the world’s most-innovative country followed by Sweden, the United States of America (U.S.), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (U.K.). The annual Index, which […]
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), under the leadership of its new Director-General, Mr. John Ohi Asein, has launched a branded NCC T-shirt produced by the Public Affairs Department (PAD) of the Commission towards the actualization […]
Sometime in April this year, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (“IPLAN”) elected new executive officers to oversee its affairs. Notably, this came at a time when advocacy for the reform of the legal […]
“YOU AND IP LAW – THE SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY” A paper prepared and presented by John Onyido, Esq, Partner, Intellectual Property Law of SPA Ajibade & Co at Intellectual Property Law Symposium and IPL […]
Recently, the heirs of the song’s creators of Andy Griffith show theme song filed a lawsuit in California federal court against CBS for direct and contributory copyright infringement. The plaintiffs allege that defendant is using […]
In March of 2017, NLIPW Reported that a court in Nigeria had issued an injunction preventing the screening of the movie ‘Okafor’s Law’ as part of suit No. FHC/L/CS/401/2017. After a two year legal battle, […]
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