Category: Nigeria


  • Section 59 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 59 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Evidence of things done by Registrar. It is under ‘Evidence’ of the Act. It provides as follows: A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar as to any entry, matter or thing that he is authorised…

  • Section 58 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 58 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Evidence of entries in register. It is under ‘Evidence’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) A printed or written copy of any entry in the register, purporting to be certified bythe Registrar and sealed with the seal…

  • Section 57 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Method of giving evidence, etc. It is under ‘Evidence’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (I) In any proceedings under this Act before the Registrar, the evidence shall begiven by statutory declaration except in so far as the…

  • Section 56 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 56 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Procedure in cases of option to apply to court or Registrar. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: Where, under any of the foregoing provisions of this Act, an applicant has an…

  • Section 55 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 55 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Powers of court on appeal. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: In any appeal from a decision of the Registrar to the court under this Act, the courtshall have and exercise…

  • Section 54 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 54 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Court’s power to review Registrar’s decisions. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: The court, in dealing with any question of the rectification of the register (includingall applications under the provisions of…

  • Section 53 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 53 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Registrar’s appearance in proceedings involving rectification. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (I) In any legal proceedings in which the relief sought includes alteration or rectification of the register, the Registrar…

  • Section 52 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 52 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Trade usage, etc., to be considered. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: In any action or proceeding relating to a trade mark or trade name, the tribunal shalladmit evidence of the…

  • Section 51 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 51 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Costs of Registrar, etc. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: In all proceedings before the court under this Act the costs of the Registrar shall be in the discretion of the…

  • Section 50 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 50 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Certificate of validity. It is under ‘Legal proceedings and appeals’ of the Act. It provides as follows: In all legal proceedings in which the validity of the registration of a registered trademark comes into question and is decided in…