To celebrate the appointment of Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), the first-ever National Copyright Moot Competition was put together in his honour. This […]
Footwear brand, Skechers has reportedly dismissed a trademark infringement suit against Adidas over one of its shoe styles which Adidas had claimed infringes its three-stripe trademark. Skechers filed to dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice on […]
H. Scott Salinas, a music composer, has filed a lawsuit in a California federal court against Procter & Gamble for copyright infringement over its whistle theme. The plaintiff allegedly accuses Procter & Gamble of using […]
Reebok, sportswear maker has lost its bid to stop by Reehut, an exercise equipment company from registering a trademark. According to the decision published by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on Wednesday, July 31, […]
Canada has joined the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), designed to streamline formal procedures for national and regional patent applications and patents. WIPO received Canada’s instrument of ratification of the Patent Law Treaty on July 30, 2019. The PLT will […]
In a bid to strengthen Intellectual Property and facilitate the technological growth of Nigeria, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has deemed it fit to assist the Nigerian inventors and innovators to […]
Kirk Edwards, a DJ, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against several U.S. rappers, producers and their record labels for allegedly using his instrumental without authorization. […]
Deadline The application deadline is August 16, 2019. The Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (APS) is a shared initiative of The Nippon Foundation, the University for Peace (UPEACE), and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). The objective of the programme is to train […]
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