How to Patent an idea in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhen you want\u00a0<\/strong>to make a patent application in Nigeria, the first step is to ensure the invention has not already been patented. You can do this by conducting a search. Whether the idea on which the patent is sought is a product or process, the same registration procedure is required. Application for the grant of a patent is made to the registrar of Patent and Industrial designs which is under the Federal Ministry of Commerce, Abuja. The application consists of:<\/p>\n\n- Claim or Claims and specification: \u00a0claim specifically states the new and inventive product or process sought to be protected<\/li>\n
- A declaration by the true inventor requesting that he or she be mentioned as such in the Patent with his name and address<\/li>\n
- A signed power of attorney or authorization of agent (if the application is made by an agent), authorizing your Attorney to register the\u00a0patent<\/li>\n
- A copy of the patent specification in English<\/li>\n
- A certified copy of the priority document<\/li>\n
- The prescribed fee<\/li>\n
- A copy of the Deed of Assignment: This is where the invention has been assigned by the true inventor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Once the application has been examined and satisfies the statutory requirements as to the completion of the application form, payment of appropriate fees and dating to only one invention, the Registrar is likely to grant the patent<\/p>\n
If the result of the search shows that this idea has been patented, then the application for a patent will go thus:<\/p>\n
\n- A petition or request is made for a patent signed by the applicant or his agent. The petition must contain the applicant\u2019s full name and address;<\/li>\n
- Claim or Claims and specification which specify the process or product sought to be protected<\/li>\n
- A declaration signed by the true inventor requesting that (s)he be mentioned as such in the patent. It must also include the name and address of the true inventor<\/li>\n
- Must include a signed power of attorney or authorization of agent (if the application is made by an agent)<\/li>\n
- If the true inventor is outside Nigeria, it must include the address for service in Nigeria<\/li>\n
- Payment of the prescribed fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
According to the Nigerian patent law, if an application for a patent is made in Nigeria within 12 months of the making of an earlier application in a foreign country, such application will be treated as having been made on the same date the foreign application was made. If an applicant is seeking priority to his application for a patent, he or she must submit a written declaration showing:<\/p>\n
\n- The date and the number of the earlier application:<\/li>\n
- The country in which such application was made<\/li>\n
- The name of the person who made it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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