ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants filed his appeal against the decision of I. N. AUTA J. (now CJ) of the Federal High Court; Lagos Division in FHC/L/CS/1102/2007 dated 8th February, 2008.
The Respondents as Plaintiffs at the lower Court had filed a Writ of summons dated 22nd November, 2007, seeking for the following reliefs:
1. An order of perpetual injunction restraining, the Defendants, their Agents, privies and representatives from doing (or authorizing the manufacturing, selling, distribution or offering for sale in Nigeria any product incorporating a brand of computer keyboard resembling similar to or identical in design to the plaintiffs Registered Design No: RD8489 applied to their brand of design called KONYIN NIGERIA MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARD (KB-201P-NG and KONYIN UNITED STATES MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARD (KB-201PW-US).
2. Destruction or modification upon oath by Defendants, agents, privies and representatives of any products inco…