Nigeria designs require absolute novelty, but unlike a patent, a design may be registered up to 6 months after the design has been disclosed or released to the public. Nigeria designs have an initial term of 5 years from date of filing, with possible extensions of 2 further terms of 5 years each....
Intellectual Property in NigeriaSmit & Van Wyk assists with the protection of Intellectual Property in Nigeria, including the filing, prosecution and enforcement of patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and plant breeders’ rights. Our team of Intellectual Property attorneys have the...
Nigeria Plant Breeders’ Rights does not currently have a intellectual property protection for plant varieties or plant breeders, but in 2019 Nigeria has taken the first steps to start the legacy of plant breeders and foundation seed producers. A new draft law known as the Plant Variety...
Nigeria patents have a duration of 20 years from date of filing. Nigeria is a member of PCT and the Paris Convention (International treaty for the protection of Industrial Property). PCT National Phase entries provide a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect intellectual...
Nigeria trademarks are valid for 7 years from the filing date and are renewable every 14 years thereafter. Nigeria trademarks that have been registered are easier to enforce than their common law equivalent. Generally speaking, a trade mark is a name, signature, word, letter, numeral, shape,...