Biggby Coffee, a Michigan-based brand has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan against Bixby over trademark infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant is using a […]
On May 28, Heavy metal rock band, Iron Maiden filed a lawsuit in a California district court against a gaming company, 3D Realms for trademark infringement over a video game named ‘Ion Maiden’. The plaintiff […]
Peter Okoye (Mr. P), a member of the defunct Nigerian pop group, P-Square is set to sue foreign promoters, Pub Four for copyright infringement. Mr. P alleges that the foreign promoters used his photograph to […]
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, […]
On April 23, Shanghai police raided factories belonging to Lepin, a Chinese toy manufacturer, accused of manufacturing counterfeit Lego products. The operation led to the arrest of four victims suspected to be part of a […]
Recently, a Melbourne Federal court ordered an Australian company, Rush Rich Winery, to pay nearly $400,000 in compensation for trademark infringement. Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), the owner of Penfolds, won the trademark infringement lawsuit against […]
The Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry in Nigeria has published a new Trademarks Journal dated April 30, 2019. The Journal titled Online Trademarks Journal Vol. 1, No. 1., contains about 717 pages and covers trademark […]
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