Defacto Works v. Odumotan Trading Co.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS HOLDEN ON THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH 1959 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE COKER G.B.A, JUDGE. SUIT NO: SUIT LD/164/56 BETWEEN DE FACTO WORKS LTD. … Plaintiff AND ODUMOTUN TRADING CO. … Defendant FACTS / BACKGROUND The Plaintiffs are bakers and have been selling their bread wrapped in yellow and brown colour
Michael Oredolapo v. Lutfallah Bouari
IN THE WEST AFRICA COURT OF APPEAL HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 25TH OCTOBER 1954 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS DE COMARMOND, AG. C.J. (NIGERIA), COUSSEY, J.A., STUART, J. BETWEEN MICHEAL OREDOLAPO ONAYEMI … Appellant AND LUTFALLAH BOUARI … Respondent FACTS/BACKGROUND The Plaintiff is the registered owner of a Trade Mark consisting of a puffed bird and the
J.H. Henkes Distelery v. Netherlands Distileries
IN THE FULL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER, 1933. BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR DONALD KINGDOM, C.J. YATES, J. CAREY, J. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION NUMBERS 4061, 4062 AND 4063 BY V.J.H HENKES’ DISTILEERDERY, ALSO TRADING AS J. H. HENKES DISTELERY, OF 27, VOOR-HENVEN ROTTEDAM, HOLLAND … Applicants/Respondents. AND IN THE MATTER
John Sinclair v. British American Tobacco
IN THE DIVISIONAL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 4TH DAY OF JULY 1932 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE WEBBER, CHIEF JUDGE (ACTING) IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY JOHN SINCLAIR LTD … Applicant AND IN RE BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY … Opponent FACTS/BACKGROUND The Applicants applied to register as a Trade Mark the words “Old Castle”
The United Kingdom Tobacco v. Carreras Ltd
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT LAGOS ON THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1931 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BUTLER LLOYD, J BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM TOBACCO LTD … Plaintiffs AND CARRERAS LIMITED … Defendants FACTS/BACKGROUND The Plaintiffs are the proprietors of a Trade Name “Bandmaster” used in marketing their brand of cigarettes. The brand
In The Matter of an Application No. 3332 BV
IN THE FULL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 26TH JANUARY, 1928. BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS COMBE, J. TEW, J. MAXWELL, J. IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION NO. 3332 BY DISTINLLEERDERIJ EN ALCOHOLFABRIEK & CO., OF VAN LEEUWENHOEKSINGGEL, DELFT, HOLLAND … Applicants / Respondents. AND IN THE MATTER OF AN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICATIONS BY NETHERLANDS
Ferris George v. John Walkden
IN THE DIVISIONAL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER,1926 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE TEW, JUDGE BETWEEN FERRIS GEORGE … Applicant AND JOHN WALKDEN … Opponent FACTS/BACKGROUND The Applicant has sought to register a device of a Ram as a Trade Mark in classes 33 and 48. Class 33 comprises yarns of wool, worsted
G.B. Ollivant & Co. v. John Christian
IN THE DIVISIONAL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1925 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE VAN DER MEULEN JUDGE BETWEEN G.B. OLLIVANT & CO. LTD. … Plaintiffs. AND JOHN CHRISTIAN, Trading as J. CHRISTIAN & CO. … Defendant. FACTS/BACKGROUND The Plaintiffs are the registered proprietor of a Trade Mark popularly known among the natives
W.B. MacIver & Co. v. Campagnie Francaise
IN THE FULL COURT HOLDEN IN LAGOS ON THE 18TH OCTOBER, 1917. BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SPEED, C.J. WEBBER, J. ROSS, J. BETWEEN W.B. MACIVER & CO LTD . … Respondents AND COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE de L’AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE … Appellants FACTS/BACKGROUND This is an Appeal by the French Company from the Judgment of the Divisional Court in respect
Metropolitan Ind. Nig. v. Industrial Application
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT LAGOS ON 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1973 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SC. 112/1972 TASLIM O. ELIAS, C.J.N ATANDA FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J. SC AYO G. IRIKEFE, J. SC BETWEEN: METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIES …Defendant/ Appellant (NIGERIA) LIMITED AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS …Plaintiff/ Respondent (NIGERIA) LIMITED FACTS/BACKGROUND This is an action based on alleged infringement