There is bill pending before the National Assembly seeking to amend section 80 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). If passed the amendment will correct the lacunae in section 80 of CAMA which allows infants to be members of a company simply by neglecting to count them when calculating the statutory minimum number...Read More
The Bulldog vs. Redbull contentious train wagon eventually arrived at Nigeria. Stillwaters Law Firm (SLF) represented the Applicant for Bulldog and after a fierce opposition, got ruling in favour of the Applicant.Read More
On Monday, April 27, 2015, the Intellectual Property Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment hosted the 2015, World Intellectual Property Day Celebration, themed “Get Up, Stand Up, for Music” at Chelsea Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja. The event was well received and had in...Read More
We kick off the year with our quarterly knowledge development workshop scheduled for January 30, 2013. The topic to be discussed by our Mr. Oladele Adeniji is ‘’Case review of the Supreme Court decisions on jurisdiction of Nigerian Courts over Trademark Infringement and Passing off actions’’.Read More
The 4th Policy Roundtable of the Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration of Nigeria (ACC), titled ‘’Taking the Legislators to the Counterfeiter’s Doorstep: A Case Study of The IPCOM Bill and The Counterfeit and Fake Drugs Bill’’ is scheduled to be held on November 15, 2012. ACC is partnering with the International Trademark Association (INTA) for this event.Our Mr....Read More
A new volume of the Trade Marks Journal has just been released by the Trade Marks Registry. This volume is cited as TRADE MARKS JOURNAL VOL.5, NO. 2 of September 10, 2012. All opposition arising from any publication in the journal must be filed within two months from the date of publication; in this case,...Read More
The Patents and Design, and Trade Marks Registry of the Commercial Law Division of the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment will open an online filing portal on the July 16, 2012. This is part of Registry’s effort to deliver services consistent with International best practices. The scheme will be kicked-off with trade mark filing...Read More
