Contact Numbers: +234 906 248 5443 or +234 906 248 5435
The Department is responsible for the registration, administration, and protection of Industrial Property Right in Nigeria, which is Trademarks, Patents and Designs. It also promotes Industrial Property Right As Tools Of Trade And Industrial Activity:
The Department has two parallel types of filing systems, namely:
- Intellectual Property Automation Filing System (IPAS), and
- On-Line Filing System.
Legal Framework
All the operations of the Department are guided and regulated by:
– Trade Marks Act Chapter 436 Laws of the Federation 1990 (T.13 LFN 2004)
– Patents and Designs Act Cap. 344 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990.
STRUCTURE:
The Commercial Law Department is made up of four (4) divisions and twelve (12) units.
The Divisions are:
- Trademarks
- Patents
- Designs
- Opposition and Litigation
The Units are:
- Verification Unit (for online filing system only)
- Intellectual Property Automated System (IPAS) Front Office Unit
- Search Unit (Trademarks)
- Examiners’ Unit (Trademarks)
- Acceptance Unit (Trademarks)
- Publication / ICT Unit
- Opposition and Litigation Unit
- Certificate Unit
- Cash Office for Intellectual Property Automated System(IPAS)
- Patent/PCT Unit
- Design Unit
- The Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) Unit
TRADEMARKS, PATENT & DESIGN REGISTRY OFFICIAL FEE LIST
| s/n | PAYMENT CODE | DESCRIPTION OF FEE | UNIT | AMOUNT |
| TRADEMARKS | ||||
| 1. | CLD0001 | SEARCH FORM (AVAILABILITY) | TRADEMARK | 1,500.00 |
| 2. | CLD0002 | PRELIMINARY ADVICE ON AVAILABILITY OF TRADEMARK FOR REGISTRATION (optional) | TRADEMARK | 1,500.00 |
| 3. | CLD0003 | APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 4. | CLD0004 | APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TRADEMARK CERTIFICATES | TRADEMARK | 10,000.00 |
| 5. | CLD0005 | APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEFENSIVE MARKS | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 6. | CLD0006 | NOTICE OF OPPOSITION | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 7. | CLD0007 | COUNTER-STATEMENT | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 8. | CLD0008 | STATUTORY DECLARATION | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 9. | CLD0009 | (a)PRELIMINARY OPPOSITION (HEARING WITHIN HEARING TO CORRECT IRREGULARITIES (b)SECURITY FOR COST (SUBJECT TO REGISTRAR’S DISCRETION REGULATION.58) | TRADEMARK | 10,000.00 |
| 10 | CLD0010 | CHANGES IN REGISTERED PARTICULARS FOR APPLICANT-NAME | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 11. | CLD0011 | CHANGES IN REGISTERED PARTICULARS FOR APPLICANT-ADDRESS | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 12. | CLD0012 | RENEWAL OF REGISTERED TRADEMARKS | TRADEMARK | 12,000.00 |
| 13. | CLD0013 | PENALTY FOR LATE RENEWAL OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 5,000.00 |
| 14. | CLD0014 | CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF TRADEMARK CERTIFICATE | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 15. | CLD0015 | CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF TRADEMARK RENEWAL CERTIFICATE | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 16. | CLD0016 | CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF EVERY OTHER FORM OR DOCUMENT (EXCLUSIVE OF SEARCH REPORT SHEET) | TRADEMARK | 4,000.00 |
| 17. | CLD0017 | REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENT WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 18. | CLD0018 | PENALTY FOR LATE REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 6,000.00 |
| 19. | CLD0019 | APPLICATION FOR THE PUBLICATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 5,000.00 |
| 20. | CLD0020 | APPLICATION FOR RECORDAL OF MERGER (S) | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 21. | CLD0021 | APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF REGISTERED USER OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 22. | CLD0022 | CANCELLATION OF REGISTERED USER | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 23. | CLD0023 | RECLASSIFICATION OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 15,000.00 |
| 24. | CLD0024 | APPLICATION FOR RECTIFICATION OF THE REGISTER OF TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 8,000.00 |
| 25. | CLD0025 | APPLICATION TO INTERVENE RECTIFICATION PROCEEDINGS | TRADEMARK | 20,000.00 |
| 26. | CLD0026 | APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO CORRECT OR ADD TO REGISTERED TRADEMARK PARTICULARS | TRADEMARK | 10,000.00 |
| 27. | CLD0027 | APPLICATION FOR THE STATUS OF A TRADEMARK | TRADEMARK | 5,000.00 |
| 28. | CLD0028 | RESTORATION OF TRADEMARK IN THE REGISTER | TRADEMARK | 10,000.00 |
| 29. | CLD0029 | SERVICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STATUTORY FORMS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THE PRESENT SCHEDULE OF FEES; eg FORMS 4, 8, 20, 25, 37, 38, 39, 43, and 51. | TRADEMARK | 5,000.00 |
| 30. | CLD0030 | TEMPORARY FILE | TRADEMARK | 1,000.00 |
| 31. | CLD0031 | APPLICATION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME | TRADEMARK | 10,000.00 |
| 32. | CLD0032 | EXTRACT OF TRADEMARK APPLICATION | TRADEMARK | 6,000.00 |
| 33. | CLD0033 | PURCHASE OF TRADEMARK JOURNAL | TRADEMARK | 12,000.00 |
| PATENT | ||||
| 34. | CLD0034 | APPLICATION FOR PATENT SEARCH | PATENT | 3,000.00 |
| 35. | CLD0035 | APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PATENT (NON-CONVENTION) (LOCAL) | PATENT | 15,000.00 |
| 36. | CLD0036 | APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PATENT (CONVENTION) (FOREIGN) | PATENT | 25,000.00 |
| 37. | CLD0037 | ANNUAL RENEWAL OF PATENT (ANNUITY) | PATENT | 8,000.00 |
| 38. | CLD0038 | PENALTY FOR LATE FILING OF PATENT APPLICATION | PATENT | 4,000.00 |
| 39. | CLD0039 | PENALTY FOR LATE FILING OF RENEWAL OF PATENT | PATENT | 4,000.00 |
| 40. | CLD0040 | APPLICATION TO PAY FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO PAY RENEWAL FEE (IN DUPLICATE) | PATENT | 2,000.00 |
| 41. | CLD0041 | REMOVAL OF MORTGAGEE | PATENT | 5,000.00 |
| 42. | CLD0042 | APPLICATION FOR ALTERATION IN THE REGISTER OF PATENTS | PATENT | 4,000.00 |
| 43. | CLD0043 | APPLICATION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERRORS | PATENT | 2,000.00 |
| 44. | CLD0044 | APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF PATENT DOCUMENTS | PATENT | 2,000.00 |
| 45. | CLD0045 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF PATENT CERTIFICATE | PATENT | 6,000.00 |
| 46. | CLD0046 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY(CTC) OF EVERY OTHER FORM OR DOCUMENT | PATENT | 2,000.00 |
| 47 | CLD0047 | APPLICATION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION | PATENT | 2,000.00 |
| 48. | CLD0048 | ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT | PATENT | 8,000.00 |
| 49. | CLD0049 | CHANGE OF NAME OF PATENT TITLE | PATENT | 8,000.00 |
| DESIGNS | ||||
| 50. | CLD0050 | APPLICATION FOR DESIGN SEARCH | DESIGNS | 2,000.00 |
| 51. | CLD0051 | SEARCH FORM | DESIGNS | 1,000.00 |
| 52. | CLD0052 | DESIGN APPLICATION FORM | DESIGNS | 1,000.00 |
| 53. | CLD0053 | APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (TEXTILE) | DESIGNS | 22,000.00 |
| 54. | CLD0054 | APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (NON TEXTILE) | DESIGNS | 20,000.00 |
| 55. | CLD0055 | RENEWAL OF NON-TEXTILE DESIGNS | DESIGNS | 10,000.00 |
| 56. | CLD0056 | RENEWAL OF TEXTILE DESIGNS | DESIGNS | 12,000.00 |
| 57. | CLD0057 | ASSIGNMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS | DESIGNS | 10,000.00 |
| 58. | CLD0058 | APPLICATION FOR RECORDAL OF MERGER(S) | DESIGNS | 10,000.00 |
| 59. | CLD0059 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF CERTIFICATE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (TEXTILE AND NON-TEXTILE) | DESIGNS | 6,000.00 |
| 60. | CLD0060 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OF EVERY OTHER FORM OR DOCUMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS | DESIGNS | 3,000.00 |
| 61. | CLD0061 | APPLICATION FOR ALTERATION IN THE REGISTER OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS | DESIGNS | 3,000.00 |
| 62. | CLD0062 | APPLICATION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERRORS | DESIGNS | 2,000.00 |
| 63. | CLD0063 | APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF DESIGNS DOCUMENTS | DESIGNS | 2,000.00 |
For more information, please contact the Registry via the following email address:
iponigeria@cld.gov