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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0khcHfis-A

validplanet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0khcHfis-A

if you have a business name, try register the trade mark...

trade marke is more important than business name

validplanet:
if you have a business name, try register the trade mark...

trade marke is more important than business name

Registering a trademark on another person's existing registered business name can lead to legal conflicts, especially in Nigeria where trademarks often take precedence.

Trademark Precedence
In Nigeria, a registered trademark generally has stronger protection than a Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)-registered business name. Courts have ruled that trademarks take priority, as seen in Sanofi S.A. v Sanofi Integrated Services Ltd, where later business names using "Sanofi" were ordered cancelled due to the prior trademark. This stems from the Trademarks Act and Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), which allow CAC to direct name changes if conflicting with an existing trademark.

Owner's Remedies
The business name owner can challenge the trademark via opposition during registration, passing off claims if prior use is proven, or court action for cancellation if it causes confusion. Trademark owners, however, can seek injunctions, damages, or CAC intervention to force the business to rebrand. Prior use by the business name holder may support defenses like common law rights, but registration shifts exclusivity to the trademark holder.

Practical Outcomes
The outcome depends on timing, prior use, and industry similarity—first-to-register often wins unless fraud or deception is shown. Both parties risk litigation; business name owners may need to change names, while invalid trademarks can be cancelled. To avoid issues, search both CAC and trademark registries before registering either.

Very easy case to win in court

GasAndOilTheory:
Very easy case to win in court

how?

Rushing to go register another person's known trademark can be considered the same as domain name squatting...I don't even know what VDM hope to achieve with this because if the matter goes to court he will likely loose