Sabinus Threatens Peak Milk, Gala With N1.1 billion Lawsuit
Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, a popular skit maker otherwise known as Oga Sabinus has threatened to sue Friesland Foods, the manufacturer of Peak Milk, over what he described as unauthorised use of his intellectual property. PeoplesGazette reports.
He also demanded N500 million from UAC Foods, maker of Gala, for using his animated picture in an advert on their official Instagram page. Information Guide Nigeria
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In a pre-suit notice by his legal representative, Stanley Alieke, on May 27, the skit maker demanded N500 million from Peak Milk’s manufacturer for using his trademarked slogan “something hooge” in recent adverts. jamb results
His legal representative also demanded another N500 million for “emotional, physical, psychological and mental trauma our client has suffered for the trademark theft and the infringement of his intellectual rights property.”
On May 25, the award-winning content creator similarly served UAC Foods a N100 million pre-litigation lawsuit over a social media post that featured his animated picture captioned, “the way I calculate everything in my life.”
The post, according to the comedian, “gathered massive traffic, and engagements and attracted huge followership to your page, which only happened because the picture of our client was used for the promotion and advert.”
“We demand that you pay our client the sum of one hundred million naira (N100 million) for the use of the picture, which is the average fee our client charges for his picture to be used for adverts and promotions.
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