{"id":2837,"date":"2012-11-02T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T17:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:01:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:01:49","slug":"african-firm-wins-trademark-infringement-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/african-firm-wins-trademark-infringement-case\/","title":{"rendered":"African firm wins trademark infringement case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An African company has been successful in a <a title=\"CSC Trademark Services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/trademark-searching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trademark infringement<\/a> case.<\/p>\n<p>A complaint was filed over the <a title=\"CSC Domain Name Management Services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domain name<\/a> irokotvmovies.com by iROKO Partners, one of the world\u2019s largest online providers of African movies and music, IT News Africa reports.<\/p>\n<p>It was alleged by the complainant that Iroko TV Movies deliberately chose a <a title=\"CSC Domain Name Management Services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domain<\/a> that was confusingly similar to its own, was using it in bad faith and had no right to the URL in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The World Intellectual Property Organization ruled in favour of iROKO Partners and the domain name is now being transferred across and the original website removed.<\/p>\n<p>Bastian Gotter, chief operating officer of iROKO Partners, said: &#8220;We have spent the last two years building a respected, global brand. The company in question willfully set out to defraud our loyal fans by infringing our trademarks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gotter added fighting trademark and <a title=\"CSC Trademark Services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/trademark-searching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copyright<\/a> infringements is vital to the success of Nigeria&#8217;s entertainment industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An African company has been successful in a trademark infringement case. A complaint was filed over the domain name irokotvmovies.com by iROKO Partners, one of the world\u2019s largest online providers of African movies and music, IT News Africa reports. 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