JEE Practices
Brand Protection Legal Services

Brand Protection Legal Services

At Jackson, Etti & Edu, our world-renowned IP practice offers comprehensive brand protection services, navigating Africa's complex trademark registration system. Our expertise includes:

Key Contacts

Our Expertise

Brand Protection

  • Market investigations and raids

  • Trademark opposition and border controls

  • Civil court actions and orders

  • Market intelligence and sector regulator collaboration

 

Anti-Counterfeiting

  • Advisory opinions and discreet investigations

  • Cease & desist letters and market raids

  • Negotiating settlements and extracting non-violation undertakings

  • Training and awareness campaigns

Trademark Opposition

  • Opposing conflicting mark registrations

  • Defending trademark oppositions

  • Prosecuting trademark cancellations

  • Watching services for trademark journals

 

Intellectual Property Litigation

  • Civil court proceedings for trademark infringement

  • Anton Piller/Search & Seizure orders

  • Watching briefs and advising prosecutors in criminal proceedings

Experience & Expertise

Our team has handled over 1,000 trademark opposition cases and notable litigations, including:

  • Representing global telecoms companies and multinational conglomerates in IP enforcement litigations

  • Advising on trademark infringement, passing off, and patentability cases

We provide tailored solutions to protect our clients' brands and intellectual property rights.

Our clients think highly of us

  • They’ve been proactive, creative in their ideas, they know the law very well and they’ve been very clear.

    Chambers Global

    2024

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

    World Trademark Review

    2024

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

    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.

  • 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