Aspire Solicitors is experienced in NAFDAC registration. Aspire Solicitors offers a full range of NAFDAC regulatory affairs solutions for cosmetic, food, medical devices, and drug companies ranging from regulatory submissions to ongoing compliance with GMP regulations. For NAFDAC-regulated products, we provide consulting services to foreign manufacturers and serve as the market authorization holder in Nigeria. Aspire Solicitors successfully achieves regulatory approvals from NAFDAC. We obtain approvals for a full range of regulatory submissions to NAFDAC and other directorates. Our NAFDAC registration services include the following: We provide submission expertise through to product registration approval in Nigeria; We represent foreign companies at NAFDAC as the market authorization holder in Nigeria; We manage the applications submission process at NAFDAC through to responses to Compliance Directives including post-approval changes; We advise firms on establishment licensing options, so that upon product approval, firms can quickly and compliantly bring products to the Nigerian market; We also provide intellectual property services in Nigeria, including trademark and brand protection services. For assistance with NAFDAC Registration, please email us at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

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Aspire Solicitors successfully achieves regulatory approvals from NAFDAC. We obtain approvals for a full range of regulatory submissions to NAFDAC and other directorates.

Our NAFDAC registration services include the following:

We provide submission expertise through to product registration approval in Nigeria;

We represent foreign companies at NAFDAC as the market authorization holder in Nigeria;

We manage the applications submission process at NAFDAC through to responses to Compliance Directives including post-approval changes;

We advise firms on establishment licensing options, so that upon product approval, firms can quickly and compliantly bring products to the Nigerian market;

We also provide intellectual property services in Nigeria, including trademark and brand protection services.

Full-Service IP Law Firm in Nigeria. Top-ranked team offering notable expertise in all areas of IP law. Best known for advising pharmaceutical companies on patent law issues, including on high-profile contentious cases. Represents notable brands in trademark registrations in Nigeria and infringement, as well as in relation to industrial design issues. Assists clients from the manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Full-Service IP Law Firm in Nigeria

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Full-Service IP Law Firm in Nigeria. Top-ranked team offering notable expertise in all areas of IP law. Best known for advising pharmaceutical companies on patent law issues, including on high-profile contentious cases. Represents notable brands in trademark registrations in Nigeria and infringement, as well as in relation to industrial design issues. Assists clients from the manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Aspire Solicitors is a trusted partner of foreign law firms and global companies thanks to its edge over other firms in Nigeria when dealing with international trademark and patent cases. One of the largest trademark practices in a Nigerian IP firm, the team takes on some of the most diverse trademark and patent work among law firms in Nigeria and produces excellent results in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Trusted partner of foreign law firms and global companies

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Aspire Solicitors is a trusted partner of foreign law firms and global companies thanks to its edge over other firms in Nigeria when dealing with international trademark and patent cases. One of the largest trademark practices in a Nigerian IP firm, the team takes on some of the most diverse trademark and patent work among […]

Top Tier IP Firm in Nigeria. A strong team at all stages of seniority, Aspire Solicitors are very responsive and flexible in their availability. The team provides expert knowledge about Nigerian intellectual property law, with a global perspective in many legal areas. The IP team with its outstanding knowledge of trademark law crafts useful advice and strategy, providing efficient, and arm’s-length services to solve problems for our clients. The lawyers understand the importance of clear and regular communication.

Top Tier IP Firm in Nigeria

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Top Tier IP Firm in Nigeria. A strong team at all stages of seniority, Aspire Solicitors are very responsive and flexible in their availability. The team provides expert knowledge about Nigerian intellectual property law, with a global perspective in many legal areas. The IP team with its outstanding knowledge of trademark law crafts useful advice […]

At Aspire Solicitors, we deliver comprehensive representation, protecting our clients’ intellectual property rights in Nigeria. Drawing on our vast experience and extensive know-how, we assist our clients in obtaining, maintaining, and protecting patents, trademarks, and industrial designs in Nigeria, thanks to our longstanding relationships with a global network of foreign associates. As a top IP law firm in Nigeria, we have not lost sight of the fact that clients’ needs will vary on a client-by-client basis and we structure our services to meet those needs. Whether our clients have questions on how to obtain a trademark or require a trademark search, a trademark application, or assistance with a patent, a trademark registration, an infringement issue, or any other intellectual property matter, we are there to help. To learn more about our services, please contact a member of our team directly, Whatsapp at +234 803 979 5959, email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

Protecting patents, trademarks, and industrial designs in Nigeria

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At Aspire Solicitors, we deliver comprehensive representation, protecting our clients’ intellectual property rights in Nigeria. Drawing on our vast experience and extensive know-how, we assist our clients in obtaining, maintaining, and protecting patents, trademarks, and industrial designs in Nigeria, thanks to our longstanding relationships with a global network of foreign associates. As a top IP law firm in Nigeria, we have not lost sight of the fact that clients’ needs will vary on a client-by-client basis and we structure our services to meet those needs. Whether our clients have questions on how to obtain a trademark or require a trademark search, a trademark application, or assistance with a patent, a trademark registration, an infringement issue, or any other intellectual property matter, we are there to help.

To learn more about our services, please contact a member of our team directly, Whatsapp at +234 803 979 5959, email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

Agency franchise, and distribution agreements in Nigeria. Agency, franchise, and distribution agreements in Nigeria Aspire Solicitors has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating all types of agency franchise and distribution agreements in Nigeria. We advise international clients on the conclusion, interpretation, performance, enforcement, and termination of their contracts, including in connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings. Aspire Solicitors advises Nigerian and international clients on all aspects of IP law. We are one of the leading IP firms in Nigeria and our aim is to be the largest adviser in this field. We provide advice on Nigerian trademark and patent law and are also able, through our international contacts, to assist clients in cases involving other countries or relating to IP infringements on the Internet. We hold one of the leading positions in foreign trademark and patent filings in Nigeria.

Agency, Franchise, and Distribution Agreements in Nigeria

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Agency, franchise, and distribution agreements in Nigeria

Aspire Solicitors has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating all types of agency franchise and distribution agreements in Nigeria. We advise international clients on the conclusion, interpretation, performance, enforcement, and termination of their contracts, including in connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings.

Aspire Solicitors advises Nigerian and international clients on all aspects of IP law. We are one of the leading IP firms in Nigeria and our aim is to be the largest adviser in this field. We provide advice on Nigerian trademark and patent law and are also able, through our international contacts, to assist clients in cases involving other countries or relating to IP infringements on the Internet. We hold one of the leading positions in foreign trademark and patent filings in Nigeria.

E-commerce in Nigeria E-commerce in Nigeria is an area characterized by rapid development and involves new opportunities and risks to businesses. Aspire Solicitors assists a large number of transnational companies, foreign law firms, and international clients in connection with the marketing and sale of their products on the Internet, and also across Nigeria. In many cases, such activities are associated with special legal challenges, including in relation to: Intellectual property rights protection Brand protection and anti-counterfeiting Consumer rights in Nigeria Rules on means of payment Marketing rules in Nigeria Processing of personal data Privacy and data protection in Nigeria Selling on Amazon, Alibaba, Jumia, Jiji, etc. Disclosure obligations Complex rules on choice of law and jurisdiction We also advise clients who risk incurring liability for damages or criminal liability under the rules applying to internet service providers. For advisory, please contact a member of our team or email admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

E-commerce in Nigeria

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E-commerce in Nigeria
E-commerce in Nigeria is an area characterized by rapid development and involves new opportunities and risks to businesses. Aspire Solicitors assists a large number of transnational companies, foreign law firms, and international clients in connection with the marketing and sale of their products on the Internet, and also across Nigeria. In many cases, such activities are associated with special legal challenges, including in relation to:

Intellectual property rights protection
Brand protection and anti-counterfeiting
Consumer rights in Nigeria
Rules on means of payment
Marketing rules in Nigeria
Processing of personal data
Privacy and data protection in Nigeria
Selling on Amazon, Alibaba, Jumia, Jiji, etc.
Disclosure obligations
Complex rules on choice of law and jurisdiction

We also advise clients who risk incurring liability for damages or criminal liability under the rules applying to internet service providers.

For advisory, please contact a member of our team or email admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

Legal Due Diligence and Risk Management in Nigeria Aspire Solicitors assist international clients with legal due diligence and investigations in Nigeria. We draw up vendor due diligence reports and assist in the implementation of legal compliance procedures. We also regularly advise on corporate risk management and IPR enforcement strategies in Nigeria, and if required, assist with company registration services in Nigeria for our clients that are based abroad. We maintain a close dialogue with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria's Industrial Property Office, Nigeria Customs Service, Food and Drug Authority. We help businesses to quickly get up and running safely and in full compliance with Nigerian law requirements. We are the leading experts in international trade law and intellectual property law in Nigeria. If you find your product or design infringed by anyone in Nigeria, or find yourself accused of infringing someone else's IP rights in Nigeria, we can advise and assist you safely, efficiently, and quickly. For advisory, legal assessment, or help in dealing with the authorities, consumers, competitors, or anyone else in Nigeria, email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com. Legal Due Diligence and Risk Management in Nigeria

Legal Due Diligence and Risk Management in Nigeria

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Legal Due Diligence and Risk Management in Nigeria

Aspire Solicitors assist international clients with legal due diligence and investigations in Nigeria. We draw up vendor due diligence reports and assist in the implementation of legal compliance procedures.

We also regularly advise on corporate risk management and IPR enforcement strategies in Nigeria, and if required, assist with company registration services in Nigeria for our clients that are based abroad.

We maintain a close dialogue with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria’s Industrial Property Office, Nigeria Customs Service, Food and Drug Authority. We help businesses to quickly get up and running safely and in full compliance with Nigerian law requirements.

We are the leading experts in international trade law and intellectual property law in Nigeria. If you find your product or design infringed by anyone in Nigeria, or find yourself accused of infringing someone else’s IP rights in Nigeria, we can advise and assist you safely, efficiently, and quickly.

For advisory, legal assessment, or help in dealing with the authorities, consumers, competitors, or anyone else in Nigeria, email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

Legal Due Diligence and Risk Management in Nigeria

Trademark Registration in Nigeria Trademark application in Nigeria is a practice that Aspire Solicitors enjoys enormous collaboration from international law firms. We have for many years provided advice and conducted trademark application filings in Nigeria for overseas companies and foreign brands that are operating in Nigeria. We also represent our clients at all instances in high-profile disputes about trademarks, and in trademark opposition in Nigeria. Trademark law often involves international aspects. Aspire Solicitors' IP group cooperates with a wide network of international contacts who have expert knowledge and experience and who may provide assistance and conduct cases abroad for our clients, at short notice if need be. We regularly advise a large number of Nigerian and foreign businesses in cases involving trademarks, and other distinctive marks. Assistance in Trademark Registration in Nigeria includes the following: Strategic and practical advice for the purpose of protecting and enforcing our clients' Nigerian and international rights as well as dispute resolution; Advice in cases relating to brand protection and anti-counterfeiting in Nigeria; Advice in cases of customs enforcement and seizures; Advice in cases involving parallel imports from other countries into Nigerian territory. Brand Imitation in Nigeria Over many years, Aspire Solicitors has developed a unique position in the area of product or brand imitation. We assist in Nigerian as well as international counterfeiting disputes and in other product imitation cases, where the principal question often is whether a given product is an imitation. We often assist in customs seizure cases, and in search and seizure, enforcement, and imitation proceedings involving copyright, marketing, trademark, and design right law. We also provide expert advice to our clients on: Whether and how a product can and should be protected; How to avoid infringing the rights of others; Which procedural strategy may be pursued in case of infringement proceedings. Issuing and responding to cease and desist letters. For advisory on trademark registration in Nigeria, contact a member of our team directly, WhatsApp +234 803 979 5959, or email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

Trademark Registration in Nigeria

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Trademark Registration in Nigeria is a practice that Aspire Solicitors enjoys enormous collaboration from international law firms. Our lawyers have for many years provided advice and conducted trademark application filings in Nigeria for overseas companies and foreign brands that are operating in Nigeria. We also represent our clients at all instances in high-profile disputes about trademarks, and in trademark opposition in Nigeria.

Trademark law often involves international aspects. Aspire Solicitors’ IP group cooperates with a wide network of international contacts who have expert knowledge and experience and who may provide assistance and conduct cases abroad for our clients, at short notice if need be.

We regularly advise a large number of Nigerian and foreign businesses in cases involving trademarks, and other distinctive marks.

Assistance in Trademark Registration in Nigeria includes the following:

Strategic and practical advice for the purpose of protecting and enforcing our clients’ Nigerian and international rights as well as dispute resolution;
Advice in cases relating to brand protection and anti-counterfeiting in Nigeria;
Advice in cases of customs enforcement and seizures;
Advice in cases involving parallel imports from other countries into Nigerian territory.
Brand Imitation in Nigeria
Over many years, Aspire Solicitors has developed a unique position in the area of product or brand imitation. We assist in Nigerian as well as international counterfeiting disputes and in other product imitation cases, where the principal question often is whether a given product is an imitation. We often assist in customs seizure cases, and in search and seizure, enforcement, and imitation proceedings involving copyright, marketing, trademark, and design right law.

We also provide expert advice to our clients on:
Whether and how a product can and should be protected;
How to avoid infringing the rights of others;
How to register a trademark in Nigeria;
Which procedural strategy may be pursued in case of infringement proceedings.
Issuing and responding to cease and desist letters.
For advisory on trademark registration in Nigeria, contact a member of our team directly, WhatsApp +234 803 979 5959, or email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria One of Aspire Solicitor's greatest strength is in helping clients with patents. We are particularly experienced in helping companies achieve their patenting objectives in a way that allows them to budget their expenditures to scale with the growth of their business. We provide comprehensive patent services in Nigeria as well as direct filing and prosecution services. Obtaining Patents in Nigeria Patenting is a complex process. We understand that and proactively counsel our clients on the status and management of their applications at every step of the process to help them make informed filing and prosecution decisions and budget the associated costs. Drafting and Filing a Patent Application in Nigeria If it looks like patent protection can be obtained or patent protection is pursued without conducting an initial search, the next step is that we draft a patent application for the proposed invention. If a patentability assessment has been conducted the prior art references uncovered during the patent search will help us draft claims that could receive early allowance from the patent office. Once a patent application is prepared and approved by the inventors, most applicants will choose either to file it in Nigeria or to pursue a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application. We file Nigerian patent applications directly with the Nigerian Industrial Property Office as your patent agent, and also arrange and supervise the filing and prosecution of patent applications in foreign jurisdictions through our network of foreign patent attorneys. PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria | Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applications in Nigeria If there is interest in potentially obtaining patent protection across several jurisdictions, it often makes sense to file the initial regular patent application as a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application. We typically file PCT applications for clients who ultimately wish to file patent applications in seven or more jurisdictions or at least wish to defer decisions about filing beyond the usual one year convention priority deadline to 30 months from the earliest provisional or non-provisional patent application filing. This allows you additional time to evaluate the commercial reception of the invention before determining the extent to which patent protection will be pursued around the world. Foreign Patent Network We also provide Nigerian application filing and prosecution services to foreign associates in need of a Nigerian patent agent and representative for service. We file both national phase entry patent applications from PCT patent applications and regular national patent applications in Nigeria. Patent Sales and Patent Licences in Nigeria We can help you with the legal agreements for a sale or licensing of your issued patent or pending patent application. For advisory on PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria, contact a member of our team directly, WhatsApp +234 803 979 5959, or email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.

PCT NATIONAL STAGE APPLICATION IN NIGERIA

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PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria

One of Aspire Solicitor’s greatest strength is in helping clients with patents. We are particularly experienced in helping companies achieve their patenting objectives in a way that allows them to budget their expenditures to scale with the growth of their business.

We provide comprehensive patent services in Nigeria as well as direct filing and prosecution services.

Obtaining Patents in Nigeria

Patenting is a complex process. We understand that and proactively counsel our clients on the status and management of their applications at every step of the process to help them make informed filing and prosecution decisions and budget the associated costs.

Drafting and Filing a Patent Application in Nigeria

If it looks like patent protection can be obtained or patent protection is pursued without conducting an initial search, the next step is that we draft a patent application for the proposed invention. If a patentability assessment has been conducted the prior art references uncovered during the patent search will help us draft claims that could receive early allowance from the patent office.

Once a patent application is prepared and approved by the inventors, most applicants will choose either to file it in Nigeria or to pursue a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application.

We file Nigerian patent applications directly with the Nigerian Industrial Property Office as your patent agent, and also arrange and supervise the filing and prosecution of patent applications in foreign jurisdictions through our network of foreign patent attorneys.

PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria | Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applications in Nigeria

If there is interest in potentially obtaining patent protection across several jurisdictions, it often makes sense to file the initial regular patent application as a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application.

We typically file PCT applications for clients who ultimately wish to file patent applications in seven or more jurisdictions or at least wish to defer decisions about filing beyond the usual one year convention priority deadline to 30 months from the earliest provisional or non-provisional patent application filing. This allows you additional time to evaluate the commercial reception of the invention before determining the extent to which patent protection will be pursued around the world.

Foreign Patent Network

We also provide Nigerian application filing and prosecution services to foreign associates in need of a Nigerian patent agent and representative for service. We file both national phase entry patent applications from PCT patent applications and regular national patent applications in Nigeria.

Patent Sales and Patent Licences in Nigeria

We can help you with the legal agreements for a sale or licensing of your issued patent or pending patent application.

For advisory on PCT National Stage Application in Nigeria, contact a member of our team directly, WhatsApp +234 803 979 5959, or email at admin@aspiresolicitors.com.