A specified colour is not mere decoration where it is an essential part of a trademark

BusinessDay | 08-10-2026 10:54am |

The Supreme Court has ruled that a specified colour is not mere decoration where it is an essential part of a trademark. The case involved International Tobacco (Nig) Ltd & Ors v. B.A.T (Nig) Ltd & Anor. The judgment was delivered by Justices Okoro, Musa Abba-Aji, Ogunwumiju, Abubakar, and Agim.

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