Adoke Queries Ministry Over Keke NAPEP Trademark

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[attachimg=1 align=left] According to Section 38 of the Trademarks Act, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has declared the registration of 'Keke NAPEP' as a trademark in favour of Autobahn Techniques Limited as illegal.

This followed a petition written to the Attorney General of the Federation by the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) asking it to intervene in the decision of the Registrar of Trademarks in the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry to register 'Keke NAPEP' as a trademark for a private company- Autobahn Techniques Limited.

Declaring the registration as improper, Adoke wondered why the ministry allowed the registration in the name of a private company, especially as it had the tendency to deceive or cause confusion. He described the action as inimical to the interest of the Federal  Government.

Source: The Guardian Nigeria.