Patents and Designs Act, 1970
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
This is an Act to make comprehensive provisions for the registration and proprietorship of patents and designs in Nigeria including the right to patent, licenses of right, duration of the patent, registration of the design, contractual issues and other general matters.
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Patents and Designs Act, 1970 Current Version
January 2022
This is an Act to make comprehensive provisions for the registration and proprietorship of patents and designs in Nigeria including the right to patent, licenses of right, duration of the patent, registration of the design, contractual issues and other general matters.
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