CAN I REGISTER MY NAME AS A TRADEMARK
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CAN I REGISTER MY NAME AS A TRADEMARK

In the course of interacting with clients and prospects, to assist them with their trademark registration, I’ve been asked this question repeatedly. If you’ve had a similar question, I believe this article will give you the answer you seek. For context, I’ll be responding to this question as it relates to trademark registration in Nigeria....

WHEN TO REGISTER YOUR TRADEMARK
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WHEN TO REGISTER YOUR TRADEMARK

As a business owner, you’ve probably heard or read a thousand and one reasons why it is important to protect your brand through trademark registration (We are also guilty of over-flogging the issue lol). You are probably wondering, is it mandatory that I do so? Isn’t my business registration enough to protect my brand? To...

WHY TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS
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WHY TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS

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...

HOW TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK IN NIGERIA
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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...