Intellectual Property Newsletter | Third Issue 2018

TRADEMARK REGISTRY NEWS: The Registrar of TM and the Registrar of Patent & Designs

The position of the Registrar of Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry, Nigeria has for many years being occupied by a single Registrar, who doubles as both the Registrar of Trademarks and Patents and Designs registry. The Registrar oversees the different aspects of intellectual property in Nigeria except copyright, which is under the jurisdiction of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). However, following the exit of Chinyere Agbai, the former acting Registrar of Trademarks, Patents and Designs in March 2018. The administration of the registry is now supervised under the leadership of Yauri Shafiu Adamu, the new Registrar of Trademarks, while the registry of Patents and Designs is supervised by Stella Ezenduka as the Registrar. Both Registrars of Trademarks and Patents and Designs are in acting capacity.