An Abuja-based production company, Eagle Eye Production Limited, has filed a copyright infringement suit against Samsung Electronics West Africa and Ringier Nigeria Limited. According to Suit No. FHC/L/CS/303/2018, filed on February 26, 2018, the Plaintiff, […]
A passing-off suit has been filed against telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria Communication Limited (MTN). Suit No. FHC/L/CS/18/2018 was filed on January 28, 2018 by the Plaintiff, Mr. Femi Edwards, trading under the name Mayphem International, […]
In Nigeria, the trademark logo is often referred to as the device or image mark. For example, the trademark ‘ABC and Device’ would indicate that an applicant seeks to file an application combining a wordmark (in […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced one Mr. Anthony Okojie to two years imprisonment on a one count charge of unauthorized sale of 376 copies of bibles and motivational books in which […]
To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2018, NLIPW is hosting a photo competition. This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our […]
NLIPW Trademarks Law Volume 3 Number 6 TM Watch Vol. 3 No. 6 (Trademark Applications Filed in Nigeria between August and September 2017) September 30, 2017 Content: This article is part of a series that highlights […]
Inventors can now smile vigorously as Babcock University has developed an intellectual property policy that gives a great deal of rights to inventors. In the policy, Babcock states that the university would promote commercialization of intellectual […]
NLIPW Trademarks Law Volume 3 Number 3 TM Watch Vol. 3 No.3 (Trademark Applications Filed in Nigeria in May 2017) June 2, 2017 Content: This article is part of a series that highlights a few trademarks filed in […]
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