Articles on laws and regulations affecting companies, commercial and corporate transactions and entities in Nigeria.
“TIPS FOR LAWFUL BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA”
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
“BUSINESS LICENSES AND LICENSING IN NIGERIA; A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA”
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
“Understanding of Law; A Vital Tool For Effective Leadership In Africa.”
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS & PATENT REGISTRATION;
PROSPECTS FOR LAWYERS IN NIGERIA
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
“NIGERIAN BUSINESSES AND THE NEED FOR CORPORATE, COPYRIGHTS, TRADE MARKS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND PATENTS REGISTRATIONS”
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS IN THE NIGERIAN ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR
By
ONYEKACHI UMAH, ESQ., LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
ELECTRICITY LAW PRACTICE IN NIGERIA; ROLES/OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG LAWYERS
By
Onyekachi Umah, Esq. LL.M, ACIArb(UK)
How to Save About to Bounce Cheques in Nigeria. DAILY LAW TIPS (Tip 100) By Onyekachi Umah,Esq., LL.M, MCIArb (UK) While there will always be
Disputes that may not be Settled in Courts. Daily Law Tips (Tip 86) By Onyekachi Umah,Esq., LL.M, MCIArb (UK) Parties to an agreement that has
No man is an island, we all need one another to live together and actualize our dreams. At one point or another one has to
WHAT IS TRADEMARK?
Over time in business and life generally, individuals, partnerships, corporations, organisations and companies have developed, designed, created, coined, formed and used certain distinctive names, logos, crests, flags, badges, symbols, signs, patterns, formations, processes and drawings to differentiate themselves from others; owing and using same exclusively. In today’s world, a circled letter “Y” is owned by Mercedes, GMC is owned by General Motors Corporation, LEX10® is owned by Lex10 Law Technologies, HP® is owned by Hewlett-Packard Company , Closeup® is owned by Unilever Nigeria Plc, MR.BIGG’S® and GALA® is owned by UAC foods Plc and Blackberry® is owned by Research in Motion etc. All those are names, logos and products used in business by their respective owners to the exclusion of all other persons and companies in the parts of the world, where they are registered. To retain customers and clients, create a renowned brand and fight piracy, registration of trademarks becomes very necessary.
An illiterate is a person who cannot read, write or understand a particular document. God forbids that a man knows all things; nevertheless may he know where to find them all. Life is unequal and offers unequal opportunity, wisdom, grace, career, knowledge, vision, height, sight, brains and might. Not all human beings are literate, educated, tutored, schooledand learned but all must relate with one another; at work, church, market, contracts, transactions, deals, agreements and fellowship.