Nigeria: Business Environment
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
Patent Patents and Designs Act |
Patents and Designs Act, 20 years |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) |
Trademark Trade Marks Act |
The registration of a trademark is valid for seven years and begins on the date of registration. The trademark registration is renewable in periods of 14 years. |
Trademark Law Treaty |
Design Patents and Designs Act |
20 years | |
Copyright Copyright Act |
Films and photographs: 50 years following the end of the year of publication of the work. Sound recordings: 50 years following the end of the year of registration. Broadcasts: 50 years following the end of the first broadcast. |
Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations |
Industrial Models Patents and Designs Act |
20 years |
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