Category: Intellectual Property Law

For over 30 years, the old Copyright Act has governed the protection and administration of musical, literary, and artistic work in Nigeria. The Copyright Act, of 1992 was not without its shortcomings which stakeholders continued to observe with the passage of time. However, on the 17th day of March 2023, the President of the Federal...

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....

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...

So you want to create a software product that serves as a core revenue stream for your business and you have no idea about software programming or the technical aspects to creating the product in question. You’re faced with 2 options; a) Lookout for someone with the technical skills required to build the product and...

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...

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...

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...