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DUWIN PHARM. & CHEM. CO.
V.
BENEKS PHARM. & COSM. LTD. & ORS.

(2008) JELR 43181 (SC)

Supreme Court 8 Feb 2008 Nigeria
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- The dispute involved allegations by the plaintiff/appellant of trade mark infringement, passing off, and copyright infringement relating to the "Movate" family of pharmaceutical products; the appellant sought interim and interlocutory inj

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Suit Number:SC.296/2000
Judges:ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED JSC FRANCIS FEDEDO TABAI JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC
Counsel:Mr. C. F AgbuA. S. OyinloyeP. Guobadia For Appellant Dr. Bankole Sodipo For Respondent
Other Citations:DPCC Ltd v. BPC Ltd (2008) 4 NWLR (Pt.1077) 376 (2008) 1-2 S.C. 68

A.M. MUKHTAR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On a motion ex parte brought by the appellant against the defendants who are now the respondents the learned trial Judge of the Federal High Court holden in Lagos made amongst others the following interim orders:

"(1) That leave is hereby granted to the plaintiff/applicant to sue the defendants/respondents on their own behalf and as representing all members of the class defined as engaged in the trade or business of selling or offering for sale and/or manufacture of a dermatological preparation called "HOT MOVATE GEL" purporting to be a product of the plaintiff by adopting a trade mark, get up or/and package design similar to and capable of being offered for sale as the applicant "movate" cream.

(2) That the defendants/respondents and each of those on whose behalf the defendants/respondents are sued whether acting by themselves or by their servants or agents or otherwise howsoever are hereby restrained pending the determination o…

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