Nigeria's
movie industry popularly called Nollywood might have to think of another name
for herself as a guy in the United States named Nicholas Opara has been
reported to have bought the patency and has the registered Trademark,.
According to
the United States Patent and Trademark office, the trademark was issued to
Nicholas of Kirkland, WA. on December 03, 2013. What this means is that
Nicholas Opara now has legal ownership of the term "Nollywood" and
every time someone uses that term, they either have to get permission from him
or pay him royalties, making it a potential cash cow for him.
Anyone using
the word Nollywood in any of his products or services without Nicholas Opara's
permission faces legal liability for trademark infringement and there's a
report that he, allegedly, has already sent a cease and desist letter to a
company using the word ‘Nollywood’.
So I’m
telling you Nigerian actors “never registered the name”..Sad
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