The Federal Trademark Registry, on Thursday, revoked all documents issued to actress Anne Njemanze in respect of brand ownership of a movie, “Domitilla”. Years after the release of Domitilla 1 and 2, Njemanze reportedly trademarked the name “Domitilla and Device” on September 16, 2020, and later approached the trademark registry to register the name. In his words, “ The petitioner (Ejiro) has been using “Domitilla’’ for a long time, even the respondent acted in the film named “Domitilla’’ for the petitioner. “The respondent/applicant had acted in a series of films for the petitioner, Section 22 of the Trademark Act is quite explicit. “Therefore, the Registrar of the Trademark have the statutory power to correct any error in connection with the application of trademark.

Source: Punch May 05, 2023 15:10 UTC