Nigeria Trademark Regime: A Comparative Analysis With South Africa And Ghana

Abstract

The paper examines the comparative analysis of Nigeria's trademark laws with those in South Africa and Ghana is its main objective. This is justified by the fact that such a comparison will not only highlight the shortcomings of the Nigerian trademark system, but will also guide reform initiatives aimed at improving trademark management.  In this paper, both comparative and qualitative methods were used to make the case for reforming the Nigeria trademark regime. The article identifies crucial areas of the Nigerian trademark regime that demand updating.  Additionally, it is discovered that the Nigerian trademarks regime does not grant a trademark application or prospective user a broad variety of advantages over those that exist in other jurisdictions. In order to reflect current developments in product/service identification, the report consequently suggests that a new Trademark Act be passed that is modeled after the existing trademark laws in Ghana and South Africa.