Protect Your Business Name and Brand
We help Nigerian businesses search, register and renew trademarks so your name and logo stay yours.
What Is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual Property protects creations of the mind — the names, inventions, designs and works that make your business distinct.
Trademark
Business names, brand names, logos, slogans, product names, service marks, word marks and combined marks that distinguish your goods or services from competitors.
Example: The Coca-Cola script logo and name.
Patent
New inventions and technical solutions — products, processes, or improvements that are novel, involve an inventive step, and can be applied industrially.
Example: A new manufacturing process, medical device, or software-implemented invention that meets patentability criteria.
Industrial Design
The visual appearance of a product — shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation — that gives it a distinctive look in the market.
Example: A distinctive bottle shape, furniture design, or product casing.
Copyright
Original literary, artistic, musical and software works, including books, designs, photography, music and code, from the moment they are created.
Example: A novel, a song, a photograph, or original software code.
Trade Secret
Confidential business information that gives you a competitive advantage, such as formulas, recipes, processes or customer data, for as long as it stays secret.
Example: A proprietary recipe or manufacturing process kept confidential within the company.
What do you want to protect?
Tell us what you need to protect and we'll confirm the right trademark path.
Our IP Services
Protect the names, ideas, and designs that set your business apart — with clear packages and delivery options.
Trademark Registration
A trademark protects the names, logos, slogans and marks that identify your business in the marketplace, giving you exclusive rights to use them and stopping competitors from trading on your reputation.
Who it's for
Business owners, brand managers and product companies who want exclusive rights to a business name, logo, slogan, product name or service mark.
Renewals
Trademark registrations are valid for 7 years from the filing date and can be renewed indefinitely in further periods, provided renewal fees are paid before expiry.
What you get
- Exclusive nationwide rights to your mark
- Legal grounds to stop imitators and counterfeiters
- Builds brand value that can be licensed or sold
- Strengthens marketplace credibility and consumer trust
- Foundation for expansion into new markets
Patent Registration
A patent protects new inventions and technical solutions — giving the inventor exclusive rights to make, use, and commercialise the invention in Nigeria for a limited period.
Who it's for
Inventors, product developers, R&D teams, and companies with novel technical solutions, processes, or industrial applications they want to protect from copying.
Renewals
Patents require annual maintenance fees to remain in force. Protection lasts up to 20 years from the filing date if fees are paid and the patent remains valid.
What you get
- Exclusive rights to commercialise the invention
- Strong deterrent against competitors copying your technology
- Increases asset value for investment and licensing
- Can be licensed, assigned, or used as collateral
Industrial Design Registration
An industrial design protects the visual appearance of a product — shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation — so competitors cannot copy the look of your product or packaging.
Who it's for
Product designers, manufacturers, fashion and consumer goods brands, and businesses whose competitive edge includes distinctive product appearance or packaging.
Renewals
Industrial design registrations are typically granted for an initial term and can be renewed for further periods as provided under the Patents and Designs Act.
What you get
- Exclusive rights to the visual design of your product
- Stops lookalike products in the market
- Complements trademark protection for packaging and product lines
- Useful for design-led consumer brands
Post-Registration Services
Keeping your rights active, protected and correctly recorded over time.
Trademark Renewal
Keep your trademark registration in force beyond its initial 7-year term.
Assignment
Formally transfer ownership of an IP right from one party to another.
Change of Name
Update the registered owner's name on file after a legal name change.
Change of Address
Keep your registered correspondence and business address current.
Opposition
Formally object to a conflicting application, or defend your own application against an objection.
Status Search
Check the current legal status of a trademark, patent or design application or registration.
Preliminary Advisory
Before you file, we search the register and assess risk so you file with confidence.
Availability Search
Check whether your proposed name, logo or design is already registered or in use before you invest in branding.
Trademark Search
A focused search of the trademark register to assess the risk of conflict before filing.
How Registration Works
The same guided process across trademarks, patents and industrial designs.
Discovery
Consultation
Availability Search
Classification
Documentation
Government Filing
Examination
Publication
Approval
Certificate
Post Registration
Compare the Core IP Rights
See how trademarks, patents and industrial designs differ at a glance.
| Feature | Trademark | Patent | Industrial Design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protects | Brand names, logos, slogans and marks | ||
| Key requirement | Distinctive, non-conflicting mark | ||
| Duration | 7 years, renewable indefinitely | 20 years from filing (subject to annual maintenance) | 5 years, renewable for further periods (up to statutory maximum) |
| Renewable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Licensing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transferable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial value | High — a registered mark is a licensable, sellable business asset | ||
| Suitable industries | Retail, food & beverage, fashion, technology, professional services, franchising | ||
| Government process | Search, filing, examination, publication for opposition, then registration |
Who Needs IP Protection?
Almost every business has something worth protecting.
Fashion
Trademark + DesignProtect your brand name and logo with a trademark, and the distinctive look of garments or accessories with an industrial design.
Technology
Trademark + PatentProtect your product or company name with a trademark, and any genuinely new technical innovation with a patent.
Agriculture
Trademark + PatentProtect farm and product brand names, and any novel processing or cultivation technology you develop.
Food & Beverage
TrademarkProtect your brand name, logo and product names as you build recognition with customers.
Healthcare
Patent + TrademarkProtect new devices or formulations with a patent, and your practice or product brand with a trademark.
Education
TrademarkProtect your institution or programme name and logo as your reputation grows.
Estimated Pricing
Government fees, professional fees, and optional services — clearly separated.
Estimated Cost Summary
Official government fees may vary by service, class and filing type. Figures above are estimates for planning purposes.
Documents You'll Need
Based on your selection in the recommendation wizard above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Organised by topic, from filing basics to renewals and international protection.
Resources
Free guides to help you understand and plan your IP protection.
Start your application online
Pay for a search first. If the mark is available, pay a deposit to open your file, then complete the balance for your chosen package.
Pay for search
We run an availability search on your proposed name, logo, or mark and advise if you can proceed.
Pay deposit
If the mark is available, pay a deposit to open your file and start preparation for filing.
Complete full payment
Choose Digital, Standard, or Premium delivery and settle the remaining balance for registration and your certificate package.
You only need to contact us if you prefer not to pay online or have questions before starting. Search fees are credited toward your file when you proceed.
Ready to protect your brand?
Choose a package that matches how you want your certificate delivered — digital, physical, or framed.