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 […]
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, […]
NLIPW Trademarks Law Volume 3 Number 2 TM Watch Vol. 3 No.2 (Trademark Applications Filed in Nigeria in February 2017) March 1, 2017 Content: This article is part of a series that highlights a few trademarks filed […]
American premium cable and satellite television network, HBO, is reportedly suing a Chinese restaurant for infringing its trademark. According to a news report, the restaurant named HBO Studio Restaurant, which is located in the Wuxi, Jiangsu […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) on Wednesday released its 5th annual International IP Index. Nigeria’s overall percentage score was 10.97 out of 35, placing the country 35th out of the other 45 countries […]
Two U.S. companies that produce toys for children, Fisher-Price Inc. and its parent company Mattel, Inc., have filed a complaint against bicycle distributor Dynacraft BSC, Inc. of American Canyon, CA, for patent infringement. The complaint was filed on […]
Who can oppose the registration of a trademark in Nigeria? Any person who believes that a trademark application with the Nigerian Trademarks, Patents and Designs registry should not be registered can file a trademark opposition. […]