Intellectual Property Law Practice
ǼLEX’s Intellectual Property (IP) Law Practice is recognised as one of the leading practices in Nigeria and Ghana with its lawyers consistently ranked in the leading directories such as Chambers Global, WTR 1000 and Who’s Who Legal.
The practitioners in the firm are experts in different areas of Intellectual Property such as Trademarks Law, Patent Law, Copyright Law and Design Law. With dedicated IP personnel in our different offices situated in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Accra Ghana, we are able to effectively meet our clients’ needs.
We offer comprehensive legal services in every aspect of (IP) and provide both established and innovative legal methods of protecting clients’ interests.
With lawyers having backgrounds scientific disciplines, our clients are sure that we understand issues presented in complex technical and financial innovations and we assist them in meeting their desired goals.
Being a full-service law firm, the Intellectual Property Law Practice is able to draw on the experience of members of other practice groups within the firm including corporate/commercial, dispute resolution and regulatory compliance. By this we are able to, at all times, provide holistic and cost-effective solutions to our clients.
The firm handles matters (both of a contentious and non-contentious nature) relating to trademarks, patent, copyright, franchising, licensing, distributorship agreements and technology transfer. We file trademark, patent and design applications in Nigeria and in Ghana directly and in ARIPO and OAPI countries, through an agent. We manage opposition proceedings, litigation and arbitration disputes that could arise in contentious matters involving the protection of IP rights.
We assist our clients with the registration of their products with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and also coordinate the filing, and processing of applications for clients seeking to register their agreements with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).
Our clients range from large multinational corporations who are engaged in telecommunications, oil & gas, biotechnology, software, pharmaceuticals and banking, to fintechs and startups in emerging industries. We help them with their trademarks, patent, copyright, franchising, licensing, distributorship agreements and technology transfer matters. Our firm also offers investigative services to clients whose products are being adulterated and sold locally.
As pacesetters and key figures within the IP industry, we are members of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the International Trademark Association, the Chartered Institute of Trademark Attorneys, the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria (IPLAN), UK Chartered Trademark Attorneys, the IP Committee of the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
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