How To Register Technology Transfer Agreement In Nigeria- Notap Registration Requirements

A technology transfer agreement (TTA) is a legal contract usually entered into when a company (Licensor/transferor) assigns, licenses, or transfers to another (Licensee/transferee) a registered industrial and intellectual property rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, copyright, etc.) as well as technical assistance and know-how. The TTA Department of The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is in charge of registering TTA in Nigeria.

For a TTA to be registrable, its purpose must be in the opinion of the NOTAP wholly or partially, for or in connection with any of the following purposes; the use of trademarks, the right to use patented inventions, the supply of technical expertise in the form of the preparation of plans, diagrams, operating manuals or any other form of technical assistance of any description, the supply of basic or detailed engineering, the supply of machinery and plant, and the provision of operating staff or