Intellectual Property (IP)
Our Intellectual Property Team works with clients to attain effective protection for their brands, intangible assets, concepts and business operating plans. We provide well-thought-through, practical and commercially sensible legal solutions to clients with respect to their IP needs.
We provide our clients with top-notch services in a variety of IP matters, including clearance searches, protection, use and enforcement of trademarks, copyright, patents, design and trade secrets, licensing, technology transfer (interface with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion), franchising, media law, packaging, labelling, manufacturing and distribution agreements, and product registration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
Our comprehensive range of intellectual property rights services includes:
- Conducting opposition proceeding
- Drafting, reviewing, and amending all business and legal documents related to intellectual property rights
- Filing trademark applications for trademark registration in Nigeria
- Handling trademark matters, including renewal and cancellation
- Investigating the ownership of intellectual property rights
- Performing searches for availability of trademarks
- Providing services designed to protect trade and software secrets
- Processing patent applications
- Representing clients in intellectual property rights litigation and dispute resolution
- Registering domain names with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
- Registering, licensing, franchising, and technology transfer agreements
- Registering products with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
