Category: Nigeria


  • Section 39 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 39 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Power to strike out or vary registration for breach of condition. It is under ‘Rectification and correction of register’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Any person concerned may apply to the court or, at the option…

  • Section 38 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 38 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about General power to rectify register. It is under ‘Rectification and correction of register’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Any person concerned who alleges-(a) that any entry has not been inserted in, or has been omitted from,…

  • Section 37 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 37 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Use of trade mark in relation to goods for export. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: The application in Nigeria of a trade mark to goods to be exported from Nigeria, andany…

  • Section 36 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 36 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Use of one trade mark equivalent to use of another in certain cases. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where under the provisions of this Act, use of a registered trade…

  • Section 35 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 35 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Registration with a view to assignment to company about to be formed, etc. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) No application for the registration of a trade mark in respect of…

  • Section 34 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 34 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Provisions supplementary to section 33. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where it is proposed that a person should be registered as a registered user of atrade mark, the proprietor and…

  • Section 33 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 33 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Registered users. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to the provisions of this and the next following section, a person otherthan the proprietor of a trade mark may be registered…

  • Section 32 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 32 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Defensive registration of well-known invented words. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where a trade mark consisting of an invented word or invented words has, as respects any goods in respect…

  • Section 31 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 31 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Removal from register on ground of non-use. It is under ‘Use and non-use’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this and the next following section, a registered trade mark may betaken off the register in…

  • Section 30 Trade Marks Act 1967 Section 30 of the Trade Marks Act 1967 is about Registration of assignments, etc. It is under ‘Assignment and transmission’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where a person becomes entitled by assignment or transmission to a registered trade mark, he shall make application to the Registrar…