Information about Trademark rights and protection in Nigeria
1. What is a trademark cancellation proceeding? In Nigeria, a trademark cancellation proceeding takes place when a party believes it is being damaged by a registered trademark and seeks to remove the mark from the […]
Trademark dispute between Shipyard Brewing and Legboat, a Columbia craft brewery, has come to an end as Logboat won the trademark infringement lawsuit against it. Shipyard Brewing Co. sued Logboat Brewing Co. in May 2017, […]
In May, Troy Family Dental filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois with case number 3:18-cv-01041-DRH-DGW against Dr. William J. Waters DMD, doing business as Troy Dental Care, […]
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 […]
MUM’S ALWAYS THE BEST and Device Trademark Representation: FILING/APPLICATION DATE: REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2018-01-23 NG/TM/O/2018/124592 — APPLICANT INFORMATION — APPLICANT NAME: Mrs. Ogoh Margaret Osilefi (Doing Business As Mum’s Food and Beverages Ltd.) ADDRESS: c/o […]
Double Diamond Trademark Representation: FILING/APPLICATION DATE: REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2018-01-10 F/TM/O/2018/124119 — APPLICANT INFORMATION — APPLICANT NAME: Twinkle Inc. ADDRESS: c/o Curtis Legal Practitioners, 205 Igbosere Road, LAGOS, Nigeria ATTORNEY OR LAW FIRM Curtis Legal […]
Crave Trademark Representation (Wordmark) FILING/APPLICATION DATE: REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2017-12-12 F/TM/O/2017/122998 — APPLICANT INFORMATION — APPLICANT NAME: Yuzhou Rui’ou Trading Co., Ltd ADDRESS: Yingchuanban Zhaizi Village, Yuzhou, Xuchang, Henan, China ATTORNEY OR LAW FIRM Curtis Legal […]
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