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Intellectual Property

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ed& Kel Solicitors’ Intellectual Property Practice Unit deals with the creation of intellectual property rights, and the commercial exploitation of such rights through registrations, licensing and litigation when necessary. Our intellectual property lawyers have substantial experience in many areas: – Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets. We provide Nigerian and foreign trademark, copyright and patent prosecution, counseling and transactional services with a strategic focus aimed at enabling the CLIENT to achieve its business objectives.

Ed & Kel Solicitors protects the intellectual property rights of CLIENTS around the world. Unique among law firms, we have a large and highly focused intellectual property practice. Our patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright lawyers are involved in many of the most sensitive, complex and economically significant cases in Nigeria.

Ed & Kel Solicitors assists CLIENTS in protecting intellectual property rights from infringement, counterfeiting, misappropriation and unfair competition. We also represent our Clients in Federal High Court and Appellate Courts, when need be, bringing a powerful combination of technical and trial skills to litigation. Our competencies in this field include the following:

• Trademark Registration and Service Marks Registration
• Copyright registration and Protection
• Patent Licensing
• Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property
• Passing Off actions (Litigation)
• Designs Registration
• Anti-Counterfeiting Enforcements
• Complimentary Intellectual Property Watch Service

Ed & Kel Solicitors’ advises CLIENTS on identifying, protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights especially in the course of acquisitions, buyouts and joint ventures – for which we conduct due diligence reviews and assist in the drafting and negotiation of complex joint ventures, technology, and strategic alliance and other relevant agreements and distribution and marketing arrangements.

Ed & Kel Solicitors’ has a strategic commitment to the representation of early stage and established companies in the Service as well as Manufacturing sectors. We are helping select the form of intellectual property needing protection as well as litigating at the Federal High Court on cases of infringements.