CASES/JUDGMENTS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IN NIGERIA (3)
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| TITLE | MAIN ISSUES |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. OBASI GODWIN | COPYRIGHT:- Optical Discs – Piracy of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. GENUSS INVESTMENT LTD. | COPYRIGHT:- Software – Piracy of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. STEPHEN IGWE | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recordings and VCDs – Piracy of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. CHUKWU ARISI & ANOR. | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recordings and VCD – Piracy of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. OGO ABEL | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recording and Cinematographic films – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. OKEREKE UCHENNA | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recording and cinematography – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. NDIDI AGWU | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recording and cinematography – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. ANOKE CELESTINE | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recording and cinematographic films – Piracy of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. MICHAEL ORAKWE | COPYRIGHT:- Sound recording and musical works – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. OBA OKECHUKWU | COPYRIGHT:- Local and Foreign sound recordings – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. CHIBUEZEE AKAMU | COPYRIGHT – AND PIRACY:- Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. CHUBBY ONONUJU | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY – INTERNET DOWNLOAD:- making of infringing copies of local and foreign musical works – How treated |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. GODWIN KADIRI | COPYRIGHT:- Broadcast rights – Infringement of |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. TAIWO ADENIJI | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY: Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. EZE IGWE | COPYRIGHT:- Piracy and sale of optical discs |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. AMINAT ONIFADE | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. IFEANYICHUKWU NWEKE | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY: Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. AWURU CHUKWUMA ABEL | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY: Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. JONAS OZO | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. EMMANUEL OGUDU | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. NWALI SUNDAY | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Book piracy – Infringement of literary content |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. EMORDI HENRY CHUKWUMA | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Broadcast – Signal piracy – Illegal re-broadcasting |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. INNOCENT CHUKWU | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Infringement of – DVD Piracy |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. NWONU AUSTIN OSONDU | COPYRIGHT AND PIRACY:- Infringement of – Piracy of DVD piracy |
| NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) V. UBI BASSEY ENO & ORS. | COPYRIGHT:- Infringement of – Illegal rebroadcasting and transmission – Possession of equipment for illegal rebroadcast and transmission – How treated |
| OKONKWO V. GUINESS NIGERIA LIMITED | PRODUCT LIABILITY:- How treated |
| OFFREY V. CHIEF S. O OLA | COPYRIGHT:- Work deemed protected by Copyright Act |
| OLADIPO YEMITAN V. THE DAILY TIMES NIGERIA LIMITED | COPYRIGHT:- Infringement of – Types of Awards where proved |
| OLEEVE NIG. LTD. & ANOR. V. DORMATH TRADING CO. LTD & ANOR. | TRADEMARK AND DESIGN:- Infringement of- Passing-off |
| OMNIA NIGERIA LIMITED V. DYKTRADE LIMITED | TRADEMARK AND PASSING OFF:-Trademark registered under Class 19 – Section 3 of the Trademarks Act, Passing-Off – Federal High Court and jurisdiction over passing off cases |
| OSAFILE V. PAUL ODI | ACTION:- Statement of Defence: Traverse |
| OSEMOBOR V. NIGER BISCUITS CO. LTD AND NASSARS & SONS | PRODUCT LIABILITY: Consumer Protection |
| PATERSON ZOCHONIS (PZ) LTD. V. A.B. CHAMI AND COMPANY LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Infringement of – Likelihood of Deception and confusion – Meaning |
| PATERSON ZOCHONIS (PZ) LTD. V. MERFAKEN PACKAGING LTD | TRADEMARK: Infringement of |
| PATKUN INDUSTRIES LTD V. NIGER SHOES MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Proviso to Section 3 of the Trademarks Act – How interpreted |
| PETER OBE V. GRAPEVINE COMMUNICATION LTD. | COPYRIGHT:- Photographs – Infringement of – Fair Dealing, Unauthorized Publication of Photographs – Section 16(4) Copyright Act |
| PFIZER SPECIALTIES LIMITED V. CHYZOB PHARMACY LIMITED & ORS. | PRODUCT LIABILITY:- Jurisdiction – How determined |
| PFIZER INCORPORATION V. POLYKING PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED AND ANOR. | PATENT:- Infringement |
| PFIZER LIMITED V. TYONEX NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR | PATENT:- Infringement |
| PLATEAU PUBLISHING CO. V. CHIEF CHUKS ADOLPHY | COPYRIGHT:- Copyright Infringement – Licensing, Sale and Succession to Copyright – Copyright in Photographs |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE V. GLOBAL SOAP & DETERGENT INDUSTRIES LTD. & ANOR. | TRADEMARK:- Section 9 of the Trademarks Act- Removal of Trademarks – Non-Use – Rectification of Register- Generic marks |
| PROCTOR & GAMBLE V. GLOBAL SOAP & DETERGENT INDUSTRIES LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Loss of use of trade-mark within territory due to non-use |
| QUALITEX CO. V. JACOBSON PRODUCTS CO. (FOREIGN CASE) | TRADEMARK:- Infringement of |
| RANBAXY (UK) LTD. V. ASTRAZENECA AB | PATENTS:- Infringement of – How treated |
| RE SANDOW | TRADEMARK:- Close resemblance – When deemed an Infringement |
| REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION V. THE REGISTRAR, | TRADEMARKS, PATENTS AND DESIGNS:- Online Accreditation – Online Trademark Registration – Regulation of Trademark business in Nigeria |
| RE HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC. | PATENTS:- Computer Implemented Inventions – Patentability of |
| REV. (DR.) C.J.A UWEMEDIMO & ANOR V. MOBIL PRODUCING (NIG) UNLTD. | PATENT:- Infringement of letters of patent. Infringement before patent was registered |
| SAMUEL FADIORA & ANOR. V. FESTUS GBADEBO & ANOR. | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW:- Registration of Contract: National Office of Industrial Property Decree No. 70 of 1979 |
| SEVEN-UP COMPANY V. O-SO-GRAPE CO. | TRADEMARK:- Infringement of |
| SINTAK NIGERIA LIMITED V. NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY | DESIGN AND COPYRIGHT:- Infringement |
| SMITHKLINE BEECHAM V. FARMEX LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Generic Trademarks – Infringement of |
| SMITHLINK BEECHAM & ANOR V. PREX LIMITED | COPYRIGHT:- Infringement of |
| SOCIETE BIC S.A. V. CHARZIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED | TRADEMARK:– Infringement of: Passing-off – Court with to entertain same |
| SOCIETE BIC. S.A. V. O DAVIS NIG. LTD | TRADEMARK:- Infringement |
| SOCIETE DES PRODUCTS NESTLES S.A. AND NESTLE FOODS NIGERIA PLC. V. CONSOLIDATED FOOD BEVERAGES LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Infringement |
| TAOFIK OYEFOLU & ORS. V. ABAYOMI A. DUROSINMI | APPEAL:- Error by the Lower Court – How treated |
| THE REPUBLIC V. REGISTRAR OF TRADEMARKS — IN RE MESSRS. DAVID GARRICK & CO. | TRADEMARK:- Registrar – Failure to to register Trademark – Failure of applicant to apply for Hearing – Effect |
| TREBOR NIGERIA LIMITED V. ASSOCIATED LIMITED | PASSING-OFF:– Get-up – Proof of – Trademark – Infringement of |
| TWO PESOS, INC. V. TACO CABANA, INC. | TRADEMARK:- Trade dress – Protection of |
| UBI AND BASSEY ENO V. NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) | COPYRIGHT:- Infringement of – Illegal Re-broadcasting and Transmission – Possession of Equipment for Illegal Rebroadcasting and Transmission of copyrighted content – Section 18(1) – (3) Copyright Act 1990 – Application |
| UDIH V. IDEMUDIA | TITLE:- Proof of title to land – Land allocation – How treated |
| ULTRAFRAME (UK) LTD V. FIELDING AND OTHERS (No.2) | DESIGNS:- Design Right: Exclusive licences – Proprietary interests in non cash assets – Meaning |
| UNION BEVERAGES LTD. V. PEPSICOLA INTERNATIONAL LTD. & ORS. | TRADEMARK: Infringement of |
| UZOKWE V. DENSY INDUSTRIES (NIG) LTD. | INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS:- Registration of – Infringement of |
| VALUCARD NIGERIA PLC V. REGISTRAR OF TRADEMARKS AND ANOR. | TRADEMARK:- Registration |
| VIRGIN ENTERPRISES LTD. V. RICHDAY BEVERAGES (NIG) LTD | TRADEMARK:- Infringement of – Passing-off – Elements |
| VISAFONE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED V. MUSICAL COPYRIGHT SOCIETY NIGERIA (LTD/GTE) | COPYRIGHT:- Musical work – Public use of – When amounts to infringement of copyright |
| VOLTIC NIGERIA LIMITED V. GROUPE DANONE & ANOR. | TRADEMARK:- Infringement – Passing off – How proved |
| WELCOME FOUNDATION LTD V. LODEKA PHARMACY LTD | PATENT:- In drugs – How determined |
| WINTERBOTTOM V. ALLWOOD | PRODUCT LIABILITY:- Adulterated goods-Sale to the prejudice of purchaser – Analysis of goods to determine same – Statutory requirement as to sealing – Whether condition precedent – Effect of breach – How treated under Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 63), ss. 6, 14. |
| ZENECA LTD. V. JAGAL PHARMA LTD. | TRADEMARK:- Order for rectification of Register – When appropriate |
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