Nigeria Trademark Registration Process

Nigeria profile

Nigeria is located in West Africa, officially known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria, bordering Niger to the north, Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, and Benin to the west. Nigeria is a federal republic consisting of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the capital of which is Abuja. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, which is one of the largest cities in the world and the second largest city in Africa.

Nigerian Intellectual Property Legal System

• Copyright Act
• Patent and Design Act
• "trademark law"
• "Copyright Act"
• The National Seed Act
• Patents and Designs Order
• "Copyright Order"

International Organization/Agreement

• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Patent Law Treaty
• Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• WIPO Copyright Treaty
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty