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The Claimant, suing through his lawful attorney one Chief A.B. Alabi alleged that sometime in 1982 Manlon Trading Limited (a United Kingdom based exporter of goods) and its subsidiary Rajjman Limited shipped several items, including helmets, to its customers in Nigeria.

These customers include Emmans Business Foundation, Fedutex Commercial Syndicate and Rumico Merchants.

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In Nigeria, matters concerning the registration of Trade Marks are governed by the Trade Mark Act 1965 now under chapter 436 of the Trade Mark Act Laws of the Federation 1990. It is interesting to note that the Act does not provide for the registration of Service Marks. Over the last eight years there has been a marked improvement in Nigeria’s economic climate and with the growth of Foreign Direct Investment into the country there is a need for greater intellectual property protection, particularly for the services industry.

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The new Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 came into effect on the 25th of May 2007. Pursuant to the preamble of the Act the previous 1991 Act has been repealed and has now been replaced by the new 2007 Act, with added related matters. This article provides an overview of the new Act and highlights the significant changes provided for under the new Act.

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