Intellectual Property
The firm advises businesses on how best to protect their ideas, concepts, operating plans, etc. It engages in patent and trademark services such as searches, filing, prosecution and opposition.
It advises on commercial contracts that involve licensing, franchising, agency and distribution agreements and also prosecutes and defends infringement cases.
We are regularly instructed by international law firms and multinational companies to register their trade marks, patents etc.
We have been involved in some high profile litigation over the years in this area of the law and have acted for PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc. in trademark and passing off litigation involving their world-famous Imperial Leather soap and BIC (S.A.) in its trademark infringement case regarding its famous BIC Biros.