Court tells Zeb Ejiro, Anne Njemanze to settle Domitilla copyright issue

Njemanze's supposed registration of 'Domitilla and Device' is being challenged by Ejiro.The Federal Trademark Registry has scheduled a report of settlement in a dispute between renowned filmmaker Zeb Ejiro and actress Anne Njemanze over the lawful ownership of the brand 'Domitilla' for May 4.If the parties in the dispute were unable to negotiate a settlement agreement, the Registry, a Commercial Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, postponed for judgement. The Registrar of the Department, Shefiu Adamu, made the announcement during the resumed hearing of a petition filed by Ejiro seeking the revocation of a supposed registration of 'Domitilla and Device' by Njemanze. The petitioner also wants the 'Domitilla and Device' entry removed from the Register. Njemanze's lawyer, Marvin Ibem, told the registry that his client had filed a 98-paragraph reply to the petition to support the registration. He said that the petition lacked validity and urged the registry to dismiss it entirely. "I adopt our responses to the petition dated April 20, and we ask the registry to dismiss the petition because the trademark has no jurisdiction to cancel the registration." "The applicant has satisfied all legal requirements to obtain the trademark," Ibem emphasizes.