WHERE TO REGISTER TRADEMARK The best place where a trademark can be registered in Nigeria is the place of a trademark agent, who mainly lawyers. A trademark agent such as the Resolution Law Firm maintains two offices in Lagos and an office in Abuja where a trademark application can be submitted for registration. Resolution Law [...]

IP LAW FIRMS IN NIGERIA There are several major intellectual property law firms in Nigeria. The intellectual property law firm engages in various IP matters, which include copyright registration, patent filing, trademark registration, industrial design registration, intellectual property rights enforcement among others. Intellectual property rights are governed by various intellectual property laws such as the [...]

FILING FOR A PATENT IN NIGERIA Patents are exclusive monopoly rights granted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to an inventor, which preludes another inventor from exploiting the proprietor’s invention without his consent. Patents protect new inventions and cover how things work; what they do; how they do it; what they are made of and [...]

HOW TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK & LOGO IN NIGERIA The trademark registration in Nigeria provided for by Trade Marks Act LFN 1990 is one important way to protect and distinguish someone's trade symbols in Nigeria. Registering a trademark in Nigeria is the only way to protect a unique brand for goods or services in the [...]