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United States: Cardi B Wins Dismissal of $50 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over “Enough (Miami)”

Cardi B has secured another legal victory after a federal judge in Texas dismissed a $50 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the Grammy-winning rapper over her song “Enough (Miami).” On March 30, 2026, U.S. [Read More]

Europe: UPC Court of Appeal Rules NUC and Warmcook Do Not Infringe Hurom Juicer Patent

NUC and its European distribution partner Warmcook are once again free to market their Auto 10 slow juicer across several European countries after the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal overturned a previous infringement [Read More]

Dolby Video Compression LLC v. Snap Inc. Court Case

United States: Dolby Sues Snap Over AV1 Video Codec, Challenging ‘Royalty-Free’ Status

Dolby has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Snap Inc., the developer of Snapchat, alleging that the platform’s video encoding and decoding technologies infringe several Dolby patents and raising new questions about the “royalty-free” status [Read More]

United States: Supreme Court Rules Cox Communications Not Liable for Copyright Infringement

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that internet service provider Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement committed by its customers who illegally downloaded music. The court reversed a previous jury verdict [Read More]

Masterpiece Investment Ltd. v. Worldwide Business & Ors.

Masterpiece Investment Ltd. v. Worldwide Business & Ors. Court: Federal High CourtSuit No.: FHC/L/120/91Citation: 40 NIPJD [FHC. 1997] 120/1991Jurisdiction: Nigeria Judgement delivered by: Justice Odunowo I. ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION II. SUMMARY OF CASE AND JUDGEMENT [Read More]

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Godwin Kadiri

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Godwin Kadiri Charge No.: FHC/B/43C/2010Date: Delivered on December 17, 2012Judge: Justice A. A. OkekeCourt: Federal High Court, AbujaCitation: 53 NIPJD (FHC. 2012) B/43C/2010 Charge: Broadcast Piracy – Piracy of Broadcast Rights [Read More]

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Dominion Kalu

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Dominion Kalu Charge No.: FHC/ABJ/CR/12/2012Date: Delivered on March 28, 2012Judge: Justice Adamu BelloCourt: Federal High Court, Abuja, NigeriaCitation: 55 NIPJD (FHC. 2012) ABJ/CR/12/2012 Appearances: A.T. Kohol Esq., DPP, with S. Dimowo [Read More]

Global Soap & Detergent Industries Ltd v. NAFDAC

Global Soap & Detergent Industries Ltd v. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Court: Court of AppealJudgement Delivered on: Wednesday, April 13, 2011Citation: 54 NIPJD [CA. 2011] 13/2007Suit No.: CA/IL/13/2007Jurisdiction: Nigeria [Read More]

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Oba Okechukwu

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Oba Okechukwu Charge No.: FHC/ABJ/CR/56/2012Date: Delivered on October 23, 2012Judge: Justice A. Abdu-KafaratiCourt: Federal High Court, Abuja, NigeriaCitation: 55 NIPJD (FHC. 2012) ABJ/CR/56/2012 BETWEEN: NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION …………………………………. COMPLAINANT AND OBA OKECHUKWU [Read More]

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Emordi Henry Chukwuma

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Emordi Henry Chukwuma Court: Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial DivisionSuit No.: FHC/ABJ/CR/90/13Date of Judgment: 19 June 2013Judge: Hon. Justice A. R. Mohammed Parties: Issues Background The Nigerian Copyright Commission charged one [Read More]