What is the application process of Nigerian design patent?

According to the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Nigeria's Patents and Designs Act of 2004, people should submit their own patent applications to the Trademark, Patents and Designs Registration Bureau of Nigeria, and the applications must contain some information. After receiving the patent application, the examiner will search it to determine whether the application has obtained the patent right. If the search results show that this application has not been granted a patent, then the applicant will need to submit the following documents to the examiner:

The request for patent right, including the signature of the applicant or his agent, and the full name and address of the applicant;

Description, including claims (in duplicate) and drawings (in duplicate if necessary);

● A statement requiring the name and address of the real inventor to be stated in the patent application (applicable situation: the above-mentioned inventor made this request on his own initiative);

● Power of attorney signed by the applicant (applicable situation: the applicant chooses an agency to submit a patent application on his behalf);

● Service address of documents in Nigeria (applicable: the applicant's domicile is not in Nigeria); and

● Various fees specified. After completing the above work, the examiner will examine this patent application. It should be pointed out here that the applicant must meet all the requirements for formal examination in Nigeria's Patents and Designs Act of 2004. After that, if the application passes the examination of other links (for example, whether the claim is novel, creative and industrial, whether the specification fully discloses the relevant invention content, etc.). ), then this application is patented. However, judging from the current actual situation, even if the inventor obtains the patent right in Nigeria as he wishes, he still needs to remain vigilant to prevent his rights from being infringed. Of course, no matter whether the invention application involves products or methods, the examiner will adopt the same set of examination procedures.