Information about Trademark rights and protection in Nigeria
The Intellectual Property Office in Nigeria (Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry) has an online portal that allows for filing of trademarks, patents and design applications. The portal is user-friendly simplifying the process of filing trademarks, […]
In registering trademarks in Nigeria, an applicant 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 application, the applicant must […]
Six trademark applications by the car maker Jaguar Land Rover consisting of 3D shapes of Land Rover models has been refused by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office (IPO). U.K. Intellectual Property Office (IPO) decline the […]
The “designated country” is the country where the extension of the filed or registered trademark in the base country will be requested. Once the trademark office in a designated country grants protection, the mark is […]
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 and for each […]
Under the Madrid System, the “base country” is the country from where the application or the registration will be extended to the other countries. In other to act as the base country, the following requirements […]
A trademark for the purposes of distinctiveness could be registered with a limitation to a specific colour and used for that colour only. The relevant colour would usually be the exact colour the trademark proprietor […]
OAPI, the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle, was created by the Bangui Agreement on March 2, 1977. Although it came into force on February 8, 1982, a revised Bangui Agreement came into force on […]
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