Cost of Trademark Registration in Nigeria COST OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN NIGERIA Lex Artifex LLP, an Intellectual Property Law Firm in Nigeria has introduced the IPR Helpdesk to assist businesses in protecting their Intellectual Property (IP) and enforcing their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) when doing business in or with Nigeria. This publication gives a snapshot of the cost of trademark registration in Nigeria. All fees are in United States dollars ($) and are inclusive of all government fees and attorney fees. S/N ITEM DESCRIPTION FEES (USD) 1 Preliminary search for word mark 59 2 Preliminary search for design/drawing/logo 99 3 Preliminary search for each additional class of design/logo 69 4 Application for registration of trademark/service mark 399 5 Application for registration for each additional class 299 6 Claiming convention priority NA 7 Application for Renewal 299 8 Penalty for late renewal of a trademark/service mark 229 9 Review of refused trademark 599 10 Application for Assignment of a trademark 299 11 Penalty for late registration of trademark assignment 229 12 Registration of registered user of trademark 229 13 Certificate of registration and transmission of certificate 229 14 Certified True Copy of renewal certificate 199 15 Certified True Copy (CTC) of every other form or entry on the register 99 16 Cancellation of registered trademark 229 17 Restoration of trade/service mark 299 18 Correction and modification of registered trademark particulars 129 19 Reclassification of trademark 229 20 Opinion on notice of opposition 229 21 Applying for opposition 799 22 Response to opposition 799 23 Application for cancellation for non-use 399 24 Preparing and filing of statutory papers 199

Cost of Trademark Registration in Nigeria

COST OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN NIGERIA

Lex Artifex LLP, an Intellectual Property Law Firm in Nigeria has introduced the IP Helpdesk to assist businesses in protecting their Intellectual Property (IP) and enforcing their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) when doing business in or with Nigeria. This publication gives a snapshot of the cost of trademark registration in Nigeria.
All fees are in United States dollars ($) and are inclusive of all government fees and/or attorney fees.

S/N

ITEM DESCRIPTION
FEES $ (USD)
1
2
Search for wordmark
For each additional class
79
49
3
4
Search for design/drawing/logo
For each additional class
99
79
5
6
Application for registration of trademark/service mark
For each additional class
299
199
7
Claiming convention priority
Not Applicable
8
9
Application for Renewal
For each additional class
399
299
10
11
Penalty for late renewal of a trademark/service mark
For each additional class
499
399
12
Review of refused trademark
599
13
14
Application for Assignment
For each additional class
299
199
15
16
Penalty for late registration of trademark assignment
For each additional class
399
329
17
18
19
Application for License
For each additional class
Drafting of a Licensing Instrument
299
199
229
20
Registration of registered user of a trademark
299
21
Certificate of registration and transmission of the certificate
299
22
Certified True Copy of renewal certificate
199
23
Certified True Copy of every other form or entry on the register
129
24
25
Correction and/or modification of registered particulars
For each additional class
179
129
26
27
Reclassification of a mark
For each additional class
229
199
28
Opinion on notice of opposition
229
29
30
Applying for opposition
For each additional class
399 – 799
399
31
32
Response to opposition
For each additional class
399 – 799
399
33
Application for cancellation for non-use of a mark
399
34
Response to a cancellation action for non-use of a mark
399
35
Translation fee (Per 100 foreign Words into English)
19

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Cost of trademark registration in Nigeria