The registration and application of Domittila as a trademark by actress Anne Njemanze was on Thursday, May 4, cancelled by a trademark tribunal sitting at the Trademark headquarters in Abuja.
“Domitilla” is the title of a movie produced in 1996 by Zeb Ejiro, which starred Njemanze as the lead character. Njemanze however trademarked the name “Domitilla and Device” on September 16, 2020.
Chief Registrar, Shafiu Adamu Yauri, who ruled on the application filed by veteran filmmaker, Zeb Ejiro, over the rightful ownership of the brand,” Domitilla”, cancelled the registration and application of Domittila as a trademark by Annie Njemanze on grounds of it being issued to her by the commission in error.