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 indeed a welcome development. Suffice it to say that with the new development comes more responsibilities and realistic efficiency. In this piece is a brief background of how the trademark opposition operates, the effects of the inauguration of a new tribunal and suggestions on how to keep the tribunal effective. Trademark Opposition in Niger
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 & 2 ors. Judgement given on 22nd Day of November 2018. Background
Patrick Nwagu (VINELIGHT GLOBAL LINK) and Uche Bishop Enterprises are both importers of motorcycles and spares parts from Guangzhou Haojin Motor cycle Co. Ltd, a Chinese company and manufacturers of the KASEA brand of motorcycles and spare parts like Haojin, Stallion, Qingqi an
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 management agency filed legal notices against Friesland Foods for using the phrase ‘something hooge’ toadvertise its milk product It also demanded the sum of N100 million from UACN Foods for using the animated image of the comedian in an advertfor a sausage roll Background IP rights protection aims to protect the limited right to exclude other
