Securing brand names, logos, phrases, and visual commercial identities for research spin-offs and university initiatives.
While patents protect technological functions and processes, trademarks secure the visual identity, brand names, and slogans that distinguish university-backed spin-offs in the commercial market.
CIPPAC provides comprehensive trademark searches, helps inventors categorize products under correct international classifications (Nice Agreement), and manages registrations with the Commercial Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (Nigeria).
We check national registry databases to verify that your brand name, logo, or slogan is not identical or confusingly similar to pre-existing registrations in Nigeria.
We guide you in selecting correct Nice classes corresponding to your commercial spin-off activities (e.g., Class 5 for pharmaceuticals, Class 42 for software services).
CIPPAC compiles filings, submits registrations to the Commercial Law Department in Abuja, coordinates responses to oppositions, and manages trademark certificates issuance.
Trademarks in Nigeria must be renewed periodically. We track timeline dates and manage renewals to ensure your spin-off assets remain permanently protected.
Our brand protection advisory services cover the following components:
