#REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK IN NIGERIA#

 

REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK

The registration process includes the Following steps:

1. PRELIMINARY SEARCH (OPTIONAL)

A trade mark search may be conducted prior to application for registration of the trade mark. The search is important to ensure that no identical trademark has been registered or is pending registration.

2. APPLICATION FOR TRADE MARK REGISTRARTION

Trade Mark Form No. 2 is used for the application of Trade Mark. An Applicant is required to attached logo representations of the trade mark with a prescribed fee of…..

. Applicants whose principal place of business is located outside Nigeria are required to provide foreign address

3. REVIEW/EXAMINATION OF TM. No 2 BY THE TRADE MARKS OFFICE.

The Registrar examines whether the Trade Mark application is in conformity with the requirements of.

the Trade Marks Act,

4. PUBLICATION AND OPPOSITION OF TRADEMARK

All Trade Mark application accepted by the Registrar are published in the Industrial Trade Marks Bulletin (Journal) for a period of two (2) months, or above. Within this period any interested party/person may file for a notice of opposition to the registration in a prescribed manner.

5. CERTIFICATION OF TRADEMARK

In the event where there are no Opposition to the approved Trademarks, the proprietor of a Trademark requests for the issuance of his trade mark certificate. A certificate of Registration of Trade Mark is then issued to the applicant and the registered trademark is valid for a period of 7 years from the filing date of the application.

6. RENEWAL OF TRADE MARKS

Renewal of trademarks are made first 7 years, 14 subsequent once

SCHEDULE OF TRADE MARK FEES

TRADE MARK SEARCH : $ …

TRADE MARK APPLICATON : $ ….

CERTIFICATION OF TRADE MARK : $ …

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