Africa Intellectual Property

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Africa Intellectual Property

Africa Intellectual Property

Combining the qualities of protector and prosecutor, our world-renowned IP team is the Africa go-to for registering, safe-guarding, and buying and selling clients’ IP across every industry sector.

IP Due Diligence/IP Audits

We assist our clients in evaluating their IP portfolio or those of companies of interests to them, with a view to ascertaining the ownership, quality and quantity of IP assets of the target company. Each IP due diligence/Audit exercise is carried out meticulously thus ensuring the accuracy and exhaustiveness of same.

We conduct IP due diligence / audit exercises from the standpoint of a clear understanding of the client’s specific business objectives and are therefore able to provide clients with an detailed report that is appropriate for each specific transaction.

Operating in the Nigerian business environment entails obtaining sector-specific licences/permits and approvals of a general nature. Our team of experienced risk, governance, and compliance lawyers understands both general and sector-specific regulatory and the level of compliance expected by regulatory authorities.

Our clients think highly of us

  • They have a strategic approach and offer the personal touch.

    Legal 500 EMEA

    2024

  • Jackson, Etti & Edu advertises itself as a law firm for Africa and it lives up to its billing.

    World Trademark Review

    2024

  • They handle matters across the continent with extreme competence and can be trusted 100 per cent.

    World Trademark Review

    2024

Successes

  • Assisted foreign investors in the financial, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and entertainment sectors to obtain relevant business permits necessary for legally commencing business in Nigeria

  • Assisted a leading investor in obtaining an approval in respect of its investment in Nigeria at the National Pension Commission.

  • Advised a world leading financial services IT provider in respect of the implementation and provision of internet banking services in Nigeria.

    Services provided under this transaction included the registration of Technology Agreement at National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and advising on sundry regulatory framewo

  • Assisted a subsidiary of a foreign company to obtain pre-investment approval from the National Lottery Board.

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  • Assisted foreign investors in the financial, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and entertainment sectors to obtain relevant business permits necessary for legally commencing business in Nigeria