PRIORITY CLAIMS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NIGERIA
The importance of protection of trademark in these modern times is well known. In Nigeria, Protection of trademark rights is concluded...
NEW COMPANY LAW OF NIGERIA AND RECOGNITION OF WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARKS
Recently, Nigeria passed into law the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 ("CAMA 2020") to replace the old 1990 Act. CAMA 2020 is the...
THE DIGITILIZATION OF TRADEMARK RECORDS, AN ANTICIPATORY EVOLVEMENT
Introduction The digitalization of the Nigerian Trademark Registry records has been an evolving journey. From the manual filing process...
The New Online Trademark Filing Platform in Nigeria; More Questions Than Answers.
The Commercial Law Department (otherwise known as the Trademark, Patent and Design Registries) of the Federal Ministry of Trade,...
The Impact of the Covid-19 Lock down Enforcement on Trademarks Practice in Nigeria.
By Okechukwu Onyekanma and Kimi Onana Introduction The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 30th March announced a lockdown in...
NIGERIA TRADEMARKS DEVELOPMENT: THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW TRIBUNAL FOR OPPOSITION MATTERS
The recent facelift of the trade mark opposition tribunal in Nigeria has received significant recognition through the past weeks and is...
Ownership of a Trademark – The Kasea case
Uche Bishop Enterprises company limited & 5ors V Patrick Nwagu (Carrying on business under the name and style of VINELIGHT GLOBAL LINK &...
Growth in IP awareness in Nigeria: comedian takes on Friesland Foodsand UACN Foods
By Nkechi Echeanyanwu (Okey IP) Nigerian comedian Oga Sabinus owns the registered trademark SOMETHING HOOGE in Class 36 The comedian’s...
INTRODUCTION OF PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION MARK (PAM)
The standards organization of Nigeria has introduced PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION MARK in line with Section 5 of the SON Act No. 14 of 2015 and...
NIGERIA, CHINA TO BLACKLIST, PROSECUTE 7 IMPORTERS OF SUBSTANDARD, LIFE ENDANGERING PRODUCTS
Seven companies importing substandard and life-endangering products into Nigeria from China are set to be blacklisted and their promoters...
