Few days after publishing our article on how to register a trademark in Nigeria (click HERE to read previous article), a reader asked “Is a trademark registration important, considering the fact that I have just registered my company with the Corporate Affairs Commission”? This article would address this question. But before we do that, it...
Category: Intellectual Property Law
HOW TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK IN NIGERIA
A Trademark is a recognizable name or design, which is legally registered and used to identify and distinguish a product or service from others. It’s serves as indication of origin and quality. They represent the “goodwill” or reputation a business and its products/services enjoys with the public. Wherein, businesses rely on their marks to identify...
MUST MY WORK BE REGISTERED TO ENJOY COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA?
I believe that business owners must be proactive in protecting their creative works from competitors. Some of the ways such works could be protected are by trademark and copyright registrations (as the situation provides). Before i address this question, let me define what copyright is. A Copyright is simply an exclusive right granted by law...
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