Nigeria, July 2 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has urged parties in a N98.5 billion patent infringement suit involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), Enterprise Logistics Special Limited and Avanage Nigeria Limited to make genuine efforts to resolve the dispute amicably before the case proceeds to trial.

Trial court judge Deinde Dipeolu gave the advice on Tuesday after declining to commence trial because the Central Bank of Nigeria, Avanage Nigeria Limited and the Registrar of Patents and Designs were not represented by their lawyers.

The plaintiffs, Enterprise Logistics Speciale Limited and its Managing Director, Samuel Kolajo, are seeking about N98.5 billion in damages over the...