| Filing Language: English | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT | 
| Necessary documents: 
 | Necessary documents: 
 | 
| Attachments (if any) 
 | Attachments (if any) 
 | 
- Filing Language: English - via Paris Convention - via Nationalization of PCT - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Attachments (if any) - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Patent application fee payment certificate
 - Attachments (if any) - WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Nigerian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Patent application fee payment certificate
 
- IPONIGERIA conducts only formality examination of designs. 
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date. 
- 4-7 months or so 
- no 
- Trademarks, Patents and Designs Commercial Law Section, Nigerian Ministry of Trade and Investment - English: Patents and Designs Registry Commercial Law Department Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, abbreviation: IPONIGERIA 
- 20 years 
- about 6 months 
- no 
- The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years. 
