Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama - Business (2)

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Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by professore(m): 1:57pm On Jan 23

1. Business Name Registration: Legal Existence, Not Exclusive Rights

Business name registration protects your legal status as an operating entity.

Trademark registration protects your brand identity in the marketplace and your ability to enforce exclusive use against competitors in the same class.

Understand Trademark Classes
Trademark rights aren’t automatically universal - they apply to specific categories of goods and services. Two parties can use the same word in different classes legally.

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by Nuzo1(m): 2:06pm On Jan 23

ArcFresky:
You didn’t read and understand.
BLORD did a trademark, Yes but under the Financial Class.
VDM did his, under a different class.

So what OP states is, Names can coexist under different classes.

So the main question is, What classes hold the trademark Ratel.

Nobody in this world has the right to trademark Ratel. You can’t trademark an animal.

You are only allowed to trademark it in a particular class or brand.

Ratel clothing.
Ratel finance
Ratel movement.
Ratel automobile.

Etc

But not just Ratel.

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by puzzlegate(m): 2:48pm On Jan 23

dfrost:
So he is relevant to you, how please? Educate us.

. Enter house and stop typing what doesn't make any sense.

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by puzzlegate(m): 2:52pm On Jan 23

Badgers14:
If Blord registered the trademark and it was "Approved".. case closed.. non of these things you are saying matters..

Typically before trademarks are approved, theres usually a publication.. the idea is for anyone that have objection to speak up , like if the registration would violate their own business interest.. You don't know VDM by ratel ? And you are in Nigeria ? I doubt

And the trademark office usually do their own research as well.. to avoid legal jeopardy..

Also, most people dont even know VDM's real name, they just know VDM/Verydarkman.. likewise most people dont know him by ratel movement, they only know VDM.

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by Flexyup: 5:04pm On Jan 23

Nwaikpe:
VDM is an attention seeker
BLord is a scammer now seeking relevance from the attention seeker.

Nigerians don't know the meaning of real celebrities.
The day a real celebrity (iShowspeed) came to Nigeria, all our fake celebrities started showing their true colors (a disgrace).

You re a wise man

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by mariovito(m): 5:26pm On Jan 23

Blunt99:
CAC is incharge of branding.

Which body is incharge of Trade Mark?

That was not answered in the post

Ministry of trade and investment

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by Blunt99: 5:56pm On Jan 23

dfrost:
Nigerian Industrial Property Office (NIPO)

Thanks you

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Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by dfrost: 7:34pm On Jan 23

Blunt99:
Thanks you

You're welcome.

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Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by ArcFresky(m): 7:36pm On Jan 23

Nuzo1:
Nobody in this world has the right to trademark Ratel. You can’t trademark an animal.

You are only allowed to trademark it in a particular class or brand.

Ratel clothing.
Ratel finance
Ratel movement.
Ratel automobile.

Etc

But not just Ratel.

Another point.
In other words none of them owns the name “ratel”

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Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by chaerman: 9:05pm On Jan 23

Words of wisdom, only foolish people promote such unscrupulous elements

Jamesclooney:
They’re both irrelevant. That’s how we promote nonentity online celebrities like Peller and Egungu. Next!

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by opeldavid: 10:11pm On Jan 23

What we have in Nigeria is yeyebrities.

Just ishowspeed exposed all of them. They all fell like a pack of cards.
Inferiority complex.

Nwaikpe:
VDM is an attention seeker
BLord is a scammer now seeking relevance from the attention seeker.

Nigerians don't know the meaning of real celebrities.
The day a real celebrity (iShowspeed) came to Nigeria, all our fake celebrities started showing their true colors (a disgrace).

Re: Business Names Vs Trademark Registration: Lessons From The “Ratel” Drama by dfrost: 12:11pm On Jan 24

Hypnotise:
In future, and with advancements in AI and crypto, the process of registering trademarks, ownership verification and the likes will gradually be replaced by “minting” on the blockchain. This is because more people would be able to prove ownership since all information is registered on the digital database. Anyone can trademark anything from their parlour.

Exactly 💯.

When you talk about blockchain, must people immediately think cryptocurrency 😂. It's more than that. Blockchain can be applied in almost all facets or life and transactions especially verification et al.

Imagine having a digital ledger where you can know who has acquired a land based on the information on the blockchain ledger.

Just imagine the possibilities especially not buying purchased land.

This is just one aspect ooh.

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