The cost of registering a trademark by an accredited trademark Attorney on behalf of a prospective applicant varies from Attorney to Attorney.
The services offered by a trademark Attorney includes conducting searches, advising on the adoption and selection of new trademarks, filing applications to register trademarks, advising on trademarks use and registration and handling trademark opposition
Other reasons to hire a trademark lawyer are filing application for revocation, filing application for invalidation, filing an application for transfer, filing an application for assignment amongst many others.
To register a trademark on behalf of an applicant, a certified trademark Attorney is expected to;
- Conduct a search for the word mark or the figurative mark ie design, drawing, logo as the case may be, or conduct a search for both word mark and figurative mark.
- Make a formal application to the Registrar of Trademarks.
- Upon approval, the mark is published in a Trademark Journal and where there is no opposition, a certificate of registration is issued to the applicant by the Registrar of Trademarks.
The cost for the registration of a trademark in Nigeria can be tabularized below as follows;
| No. | Item | Fees $ (USD) |
| Search for word mark | 180 | |
| Search for figurative mark i.e design, drawing, logo | 230 | |
| Search for word mark and figurative mark | 250 | |
| Trademark application | 600 |
By and large, the total cost of registering a trademark by a certified trademark Attorney ranges between $800 (N340,000.00) – $850 (N380,000.00)
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The Jubilee Chambers offers trademarks, patents, copyrights and industrial designs application as well as prosecution and opposition services. We are certified by the Intellectual Property Institute of Nigeria (IPIN)
