Intellectual property rights are protected under statute and
judicial decisions.
1. The Trademarks Act
The Trademarks Act Chapter T13, LFN 2004 regulates the
registration of trademarks in Nigeria.
2. The Patents & Designs Act
Patents and Designs are governed by the provisions of the Patent
and Designs Act Chapter P2 LFN 2004. The Act provides that an
industrial design must be registered by submission of a
registration certificate containing the number of the design, the
name and address of the registered owner, the date of the
application and date of issue of the certificate, details of any
priority claim, if any, a reproduction or representation of the
design and an indication of products for which it will be used, and
the name and address of the true creator.
