Confusion over QLINK's rightful owner
Facts In 2002 Ocean Waves Corporation Limited applied for the registration in Class 9 in Nigeria of the trademark QLINK. The company has been using the mark since 1996. The application was accepted and subsequently advertised in the October 2002 Trademark Journal. FAPA Company Limited opposed the application and subsequently applied for registration of the trademark in the same class. The registry advised FAPA to seek redress in the Federal High Court based on Section 13(3) o
New 2017 Nigerian Trade Mark Journal
The Trademark Registry in Nigeria has released a new trademark journal, dated 2nd May 2017. The Journal is titled Vol 1, No. 1 and is the first journal to be published in over a year, the last journal was published in March 2016. There are four thousand (4,000) trade mark applications listed in the hard copy, all of which were filed through the manual filing system IPAS. These applications filed between 2012 and 2015. Currently, there is no information from the Registry as to
