September 26, 2016 — In registering trademarks in Nigeria, you may apply for the mark to be registered under one or more of the 45 classes. Each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. For each…
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September 24, 2016 — Every year, NLIPW highlights Reports on actions against piracy, counterfeiting and substandard products in Nigeria, see Reports here, here and here. Below are highlights from media reports covering April through August 2016. APRIL 2016 Standard Organisation of…
September 22, 2016 — As an author, one aspect of intellectual property you must be familiar with is copyright law. Copyright law protects literary works such as brochures, catalogs, compilations of information, computer software, magazine articles, magazines,…
September 18, 2016 –In order to register a trademark in Nigeria, you must select at least one or more of the 45 classes. Each class represents a distinct class of goods or services and for…
Who can oppose the registration of a trademark in Nigeria? Any person who believes that a trademark application with the Nigerian Trademarks, Patents and Designs registry should not be registered can file a trademark opposition….
September 19, 2016 — Last week, a Sub-Regional Workshop on the Development and Effective Use of Intellectual Property Statistics for ARIPO Member States, was held in Harare, Zimbabwe. The workshop, which was organized by the…
August 9, 2016 — A Bill, Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) Bill, has been introduced in Namibia’s Parliament to address challenges faced by owners of intellectual property. BIPA will provide guidelines for the registration of various…
August 9, 2016 — According to reports, Algeria will soon become the first county on the African continent to host a field office of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In a statement released by…
August 8, 2016 — According to reports, the Ghana Intellectual Property Registry staff as members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) began a nationwide strike on July 27, 2016. CLOGSAG…
