WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights IPIN/IINGA/D/l 
6 November 2001 
(01-5453) 
Original: English/ 
anglais/ 
ingles 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
NIGERIA 
The present document reproduces the textl of the Designs Rules, as notified by Nigeria under 
Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IPIN/1INGA/2). 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriete 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES A LA 
PROPRIETlt INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
NIGERIA 
Le present document contient le textel des Regles relatives aux dessins et modeles, notifie par 
le Nigeria au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IPIN/1INGA/2). 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL pARRAFO 2 DEL ARTicULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
NIGERIA 
En el presente documento se reproduce el textol de las norm as relativas a 10s dibujos y 
modelos industriales, que Nigeria notifico de conformidad con 10 dispuesto en el parrafo 2 del 
articulo 63 del Acuerdo (vease el documento IPIN/1INGA/2). 
1 In English only.lEn anglais seulement.!En ingles solamente. IPINIlINGA/DIl 
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L.N. 97 of 
1971. DESIGNS RULES 
under section 30 
Comllzencement: 1st December, 1971 
FEES 
1. The fees to be paid in respect of any matter arising 
under the Act shall be those specified in the First Schedule 
to these Rules and in any case where a form specified in that 
Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any 
matter is required to be used, that form shall be 
accompanied by the fee specified in respect of that matter. 
FORMS 
2. (1) The Forms mentioned in these Rules are those 
contained in the Second Schedule to these Rules, 
accompanied by their appropriate fees, if any, and such 
forms shall be used in all cases in which they are applicable 
and may be modified as directed by the Registrar to meet 
other cases. 
(2) Any Forms not contained in the Schedule to these 
Rules shall be prescribed by the Minister. 
DOCUMENTS 
3. Subject to any direction that may be given by the 
Registrar in any particular case, all applications, notices~ 
papers having representations affixed, and other documents 
lodged under the Act or these Rules shall be. upon strong 
paper, and, except where otherwise required, on one side 
only, of a size approximately thirty-three centimetres by 
twenty centimetres and having on the left-hand part thereof 
a margin of approximately five centimetres. 
4. (1) A document lodged by a firm shall contain the 
names of the partners in full and shall be signed by all the 
partners or by any partner stating that he signs on behalf of 
the partnership or by any other person who satisfies the 
Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document. 
(2) A document lodged by a body corporate shalt be 
signed by a director or by the secretary of such body 
corporate or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar 
that he is authorised to sign the document. IPINIlINGA/DIl 
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5. Any notice, application, or other document lodged by 
post shall be deemed to have been lodged at the time when 
the letter containing the same would be delivered in the 
ordinary course of post. 
ADDRESS 
6. Where an address for service has not been furnished to 
the Registrar, the Registrar may treat. the residential or 
business address as the address for service unless such 
residential or business address is out of Nigeria, in which 
case the Registrar need not proceed with the examination of 
the application until an address for service in Nigeria has 
been furnished to him. 
AGENTS 
7. (1) An application for registration and all other com­
munications between an applicant and the Registrar, and 
between the registered proprietor of a design and the 
Registrar, or any other person, may be made by or through 
an agent. 
(2) Any such applicant, registered proprietor or other 
person 'may appoint an agent to represent him in any 
proceeding or matter by signing and lodging with the 
Registrar an authority in writing to that effect on Designs 
Form No. 1, or in such other form as the Registrar may 
deem sufficient. 
(3) In case of such appointment, service upon the agent 
of any document relating to the proceeding or matter shall 
be deemed to be service upon the person so appointing him, 
and all communications directed to be made to such person 
in respect of such proceeding or matter may be addressed to 
such agent and all attendances upon the Registrar relating 
thereto may be made by or through such agent. 
(4) The Registrar may refuse to recognise as such agent 
in respect of any business under the Act from, (a) any 
individual whose name, by reason of his having been 
adjudged guilty of conduct discreditable to a patent agent, 
or (b) any company or firm, if any person whom the 
Registrar could refuse to recognise as agent in respect of any 
business under this Act is acting as director or manager or is 
a partner in the firm. 
(5) In any particular case, the Registrar may, if he thinks 
fit, require the personal signature or presence of an appli­
cant or other person. IPINIlINGA/DIl 
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ApPLICATION FOR REGISTRATIO~ 
8. An application for registration of a design shall be 
signed by the applicant for registration or by his agent. 
9. Except as regards applications to register designs to be 
applied to textile articles, an application for registration of a 
design shall be on Designs Form No. 2 or 3, or in the case of 
a design to be applied to a set of articles on Designs Form 
No. 4 or 5, as the case may be. 
10. \Vhere it is desired to register the same design in 
respect of more than one article, a separate application shall 
be made in respect of each article. In that case each 
application shall be numbered separately and shall be 
treated as a separate and distinct application. 
11. (1) Every application shall state the article to which 
the design is to be applied, and that the applicant claims to 
be the statutory creator thereof, and shall state the name 
and address of the true creator. 
(2) Except in the case of an application to register a 
design to be applied to a textile article, to wallpaper or to 
lace, the application shall further be accompanied by a 
statement of the features of the design . .... 
12. The applicant shall, if required by the Registrar in 
any case so to do, endorse on each of the representations or 
specimens a statement satisfactory to the Registrar. 
13. Except as regards applications for registration of 
designs to be applied to textile articles, there shall be 
furnished in connection with an application three identical 
representations of the design, in a form satisfactory to the 
Registrar, or three specimens. Where representations are 
supplied the Registrar may at any time before registration 
require more specimens or additional representations. 
14. (1) There shall be furnished in connection with an 
application for the registration of a design to be applied to a 
set of articles four identical representations of the design in 
a form satisfactory to the Registrar, or four specimens. 
(2) The representations shall show the design as applied 
to each different article included in the set. IPIN/1INGA/DI 1 
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15. Each representation of the design, whether to be 
applied to a single article or to a set of articles, shall be upon 
paper of the size prescribed by rule 3 of these Rules and not 
on cardboard, and shall appear on one side only of the 
paper. The figure or figures shall be placed in an upright 
position on the sheet. When more figures than one are 
shown, these shall where possible be on one and the same 
sheet, and each shall be designated perspective view, front 
view, side view, plan or otherwise as the case may be. 
16. When the representations furnished are drawings or 
tracings, they shall be in ink, and if on tracing cloth or 
tracing paper shall be mounted on paper of the size pre­
scribed by rule 3 of these Rules. 
17. When specimens are furnished and are not, in the 
Registrar's opinion, of a kind which can be conveniently 
mounted in a flat position by means of ,an adhesive upon 
paper, or by stitching on linen-backed sheets of paper of the 
size prescribed by rule 3 of these Rules and stored without 
damage to other documents, representations shall be fur­
nished in place of specimens. 
18. When words, letters or numerals appear in the design 
but are not of the essence of the design, they shall be 
removed from the representations or specimens. \Vhere 
they are of the essence of the design the Registrar may 
require the insertion of a disclaimer of any right to their 
exclusive use. 
19. Each representation of a design which consists of a 
repeating surface pattern shall show the complete pattern 
and a sufficient portion of the repeat in length and width. 
and shall not be of less size than seventeen centimetres by 
twelve centimetres. 
20. \Vhere a portrait of the President or of any member 
of the National Assembly, or a reproduction of the armorial 
bearings, insignia, orders of chivalry, decorations or flags of 
any country, state, city, borough, town, place, society, body 
corporate, institution or person appears on a design, the 
Registrar, before proceeding to register the design. shall be 
furnished with a consent to the registration and llse of sllch 
portrait or reproduction from such official or other person 
as appears to the Registrar to be entitled to gi\'e consent) 
and in default of such consent he may refuse to register the 
design. IP/N/l/NGA/DIl 
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21. Where the name or portrait of a living person appears 
on a design, the Registrar shall be furnish~d with con~ent 
from such person before proceeding to regIster the desIgn. 
In the case of a person recently dead the R~gistrar. may call 
for consent from his personal representatIve betore pro­
ceeding with the registration of a design on which the name 
or portrait of the deceased person appears. 
DESIGNS EXCLUDED FROM REGISTRATION 
22. There shall be excluded from registration under the 
Act, designs to be applied to any of the following articles 
namely-
(a) works of sculpture other than casts or models used or 
intended to be used as models or patterns to be 
multiplied by any industrial process; 
(b) wall plaques and medals. 
(c) printed matter primarily of a literary or artistic 
character, including bookjackets, calendars, certifi­
cates, coupons, dressmaking patterns, greeting cards, 
leaflets, maps, plans, postcards, stamps, trade adver­
tisements, trade forms, and cards transfers and the 
like. 
CONVENTION ApPLICATIONS 
23. (1) An application for registration under section 15(3) 
of the Act shall contain a declaration that the application in a 
convention country upon which the applicant relies is the first 
application made in a convention country in respect of the 
design, whether by the applicant or by any person of whom 
he claims to be the personal representative or assignee, and 
shall specify the convention country in which such foreian 
application was made, or is to be deemed under section 27(3) 
of the Act to have been made, and the official date thereof. 
(2) In addition to the representations or specimens 
lodged with every convention application there shall be 
lodged with the application or within three months there­
after, a copy of the representation of the design filed or 
deposited in respect of the first application in a convention 
country, duly certified by the official chief or head of the 
Designs Office of the convention country, or otherwise 
verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar. 
(3) If any certificate or other document relating to the 
applicati0n is in a foreign language, a translation thereof 
shall be annexed thereto and verified by statutory declara­
tion or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Registrar. IPINI I INGAIDIl 
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24. Save as provided by rule 23 of these Rules, all 
proceedings in connection with a convention application 
shall be taken within the times and in the manner prescribed 
by these Rules. 
PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF ApPLICATION 
25. If upon consideration there appears to the Registrar 
to be any objection to the application, a st~tement of those 
objections shall be sent to the applicant in writing, and 
unless within one month thereafter the applicant applies for 
a hearing, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his 
application. 
26. If the applicant applies for a hearing, the decision of 
the Registrar at such hearing shall be communicated to the 
applicant in writing. 
27. If the applicant desires to appeal from the Registrar's 
decision, he shall within one month from the date of the 
decision apply to the Registrar, requesting him to state in 
writing the grounds of, and the materials used by him in 
arriving at, his decision. Upon receipt of such application, 
the Registrar shall send to the applicant such statement as 
aforesaid in writing and the date when such statement is sent 
shall be deemed to be the date of the Registrar's decision for 
the purpose of an appeal. 
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION 
28. The certificate of registration of a design shall be in 
the Designs Form No. 23, 24, 2S or 26, whichever is 
applicable, and may be modified as directed by the 
Registrar. 
N ON-CO~fPLETION 
29. An application not completed within twelve months 
of the date of filing shall be rejected unless the applicant 
makes an application for extension of time on Form 7 to the 
Registrar who at his discretion may allow such extension 
subject to any conditions he may impose: 
Provided in any event that an application not completed 
within fifteen months of the original date of filing as a result 
of default of the applicant shall be rejected. IPINI1INGA/DIl 
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DEATH OF ApPLICANT 
30. In case of the death of any applicant for the regis­
tration of a design after the date of his application, and 
before registration of the design has been effected, the 
Registrar may, on being satisfied of the applicant's death, 
enter in the Register, in place of the name, address and 
nationality of such deceased applicant, the name, address 
and nationality of the person owning the design on such 
ownership being proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar. 
EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF COPYRrGHT 
31. (1) An application for extension of the period of 
copyright in a design registered by virtue of section 20 of the 
Act shall be made before the expiration of the period of 
copyright in the original registered design current at the 
date of lodging the application under section 20 of the Act. 
(2) Where an application is made f6r· registration of a 
design by virtue of section 20 of the Act and the period of 
copyright in the original registered design, current at the 
date of lodging the said application, expires before the 
completion of that application, registration shall not be 
effected until the copyright in the original registered design 
has been extended for a further period and an application 
has been lodged for the extension of the period of copyright 
in the design to be registered. 
32. A request for an enlargement of time for payment of 
any fee payable for an extension of the period of copyright 
shall be made on Designs Form No. 10. 
ASSIGNMENTS 
33. (1) An application for the registration of the title of 
any person becoming entitled by assignment, transmission 
or operation of law to a registered design or to a share in a 
registered design, or becoming entitled as mortgagee, licen­
see or otherwise to any in terest in a registered design, shall 
be made-
(a) by the person becoming so entitled on Designs Form 
No. 11; 
(b) by the assignor, licensor or other party, conferring 
the interest on Designs Form No. 12. 
(2) Application may be made on Designs Form No. 13 
for entry in the register of notification of any other docu­
ment purporting to affect the proprietorship of a registered 
design. . IPIN/lINGA/DI 1 
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34. (1) An official or certified copy of any instrument or 
other document which is referred to in an application under 
rule 33 of these Rules and is a matter of record in the 
Federation shall be produced to the Registrar with the 
application. 
(2) Any other document so referred to shall, unless the 
Registrar otherwise directs, be produced to him with the 
application and a certified copy of any such document shall 
be filed. 
35. An application under rule 33 of these Rules shall 
contain the name, address and nationality of the person 
claiming or stated to be entitled together with full parti­
cula~s of the instrument, if any, under which title is claimed 
or gIven. 
36. Where the name of a person is entered in the register 
as mortgagee or licensee, such person may on making an 
application for the purpose on Designs Form No. 14 have a 
note entered in the register, that he no longer claims to be 
mortgagee or licensee, as the case may bc. 
37. (1) An application by the registered proprietor of a 
design for the alteration of a name: nationality, or address 
for service entered on the register in respect of his design 
shall be made on Designs Form No. 15 or Designs Form No. 
16, as the case may be. 
(2) Before acting on a request to alter a name or nation­
ality the Registrar may require such proof of the alteration 
as he thinks fit. 
(3) If the Registrar is satisfied that the request may be 
allowed, he shall cause the Re£ister to be altered 
accordingly. ~ 
CORRECfION OF ERRORS 
38. Where an applicant for registration or the registered 
proprietor of a design desires, under the provisions of 
section 28(2) of the Act to correct an error, he shall make 
the application on Designs Form No. 17. 
CANCELLATION UNDER SECfIO:--r 21 OF THE ACT 
39. Where the registered proprietor of a desian desires to 
cancel his registration, he shall make the application on 
Designs Form No. 18. IPINII INGA/DI I 
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DISCRETIONARY POWER 
40. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, before 
exercising any discretionary power given to him by the Act 
or these Rules adversely to any applicant for registration of 
a design, the Registrar shaH give at least ten days' notice to 
the applicant of the time when he may be heard. 
POWER TO DISPENSE WITH EV.IDENCE 
41. Where under these Rules, any person is required to 
do any act or thing, or any document or evidence is required 
to be produced to or lodged with the Registrar or at the 
Office, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar 
that from any reasonable cause such person is unable to do 
such act or thing, or that such document or evidence cannot 
be produced or lodged as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the 
Registrar, and upon the production of such other evidence 
and subject to such terms as he thinks fit, to dispense with 
the doing of any such act or thing, or the production or 
lodging of the document or evidence. 
AMENDMENTS 
42. If the Registrar thinks fit any document or drawing or 
other representation of a design may be amended, and any 
irregularity in procedure may be rectified, on such terms as 
the Registrar may direct. 
ENLARGEMENT OF TIME 
43. The times prescribed by these Rules for doing any 
act, or taking any proceeding thereunder, may be enlarged 
by the Registrar if he thinks fit, and upon such notice to the 
parties and upon such terms, as he may direct, and such 
enlargement may be granted though the time has expired 
for doing such act or taking such proceeding. 
CERTIFICATE BY l{E(jISTRAR 
44. (1) Where a certificate is required for the p1.lrpo?e of 
obtaining registration abroad, or for any legal proceedm.gs, 
or other special purpose, as to any entry, matter, or th1l1g 
which the Registrar is authorised by the Act or these Rules 
to make or do, the Registrar may on the lodging of a request 
on DesiO'ns Form No. 19, give such certificate, which shall 
also spe~ify on the face of it the purpose for which it has 
been issued as aforesaid. DESIGNS NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION IPINIIINGA/DIl 
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45. Where the Registrar has given a direction uncler 
section 18 prohibiting or restricting the publication of a 
design, the representation or specimen of the design shall 
not be open to public inspection while such direction 
remains in force. 
COpy OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION 
46. An application under section 28(3)(b) of the Act for Cl 
copy of a certificate of registration shall be made on Designs 
Form No. 6 and shall be accompanied by evidence setting 
out in full and verifying the circumstances in which the 
original certificate of registration was lost or destroyed or 
cannot be produced. 
EVIDENCE BEFORE REGISTRAR 
47. Where under these Rules evidence is required to be 
filed, it shall be by statutory declaration or affidavit, unless 
otherwise ·expressly provided in these Rules. 
48. (1) The statutory declaration and affidavits required 
by these Rules, or used in any proceedings thereunder, shall 
be headed in the matter or matters to which they relate, and 
shall be divided into paragraphs consecutively numbered. 
and each paragraph shall, so far as possible, be confined to 
one subject. 
(2) Every statutory declaration or affidavit shall state the 
description and true place of abode of the person making 
the same, and shall be typed, lithographed, or printed. 
49. The statutory declaration or affidavits shall be made 
and subscribed· as follows: in the Federation, before any 
justice of the peace, or any commissioner or other officer 
authorised by law in any part of the Federation to adminis­
ter an oath for the purposes of any legal proceeding. 
SO. Any document purporting to have affixed, impressed, 
or subscribed thereto or thereon the seal or signature of any 
person authorised by rule 49 of these Rules to take a 
declaration in testimony that the declaration was made and 
subscribed before him, may be admitted by the Registrar 
without proof of the genuineness of the seal or signature, or 
of the official character of the person or his authority to take 
the declaration. IPINI1 INGA/OIl 
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51. At any stage of any proceedings before the Registrar, 
he may direct that such documents, information or evidence 
as he may require shall be lodged, and may fix the period for 
the lodging therof. . 
52. (1) Applications for registration of designs to be 
applied to textile articles shall be made on Textiles Designs 
Form No. 1 unless the design consists substantially of checks 
or stripes only, when the application shall be made on 
Textiles Designs Form No. 2. 
(2) Jf any question arises as to whether a design consists 
substantially of checks or stripes only, it shall be decided by 
the Registrar. 
(3) Four identical representations of the design in a form 
satisfactory to the Registrar or four specimens shall be 
furnished in respect of any such application. 
53. There shall continue to be kept a register, to be called 
the textile register, wherein the entries made shall be 
duplicate of the entries in the register at the office relating to 
designs to be applied to textile articles. 
EXCLUDED DAYS AND HOURS OF BUSINESS 
54. Days which may, from time to time, be notified by a 
notice posted in a conspicuous place in the office shall be 
excluded days for purposes of the transaction of business of 
all classes or such class or classes as may be specified in the 
notices. 
ss. The Patent Office shall be deemed to be closed at the 
following hours for the transaction of business under the 
Act of the classes specified on weekdays at 1 p.m. for all 
classes of business. 
ORDERS OF THE COURT 
56. Where an order has been made by the Court in any 
case under the Act, the person in whose favour such order 
has been made shall forthwith lodge Designs Form No. 22 
accompanied by an office copy of the order. The register 
shall, if necessary, thereupon be rectified by the making of 
any entry therein or the variation or deletion of any entry 
therein. Cap. 344. IPINIlINGA/DI 1 
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57. In these Rules unless the context otherwise 
reqUlres-
"Act" means the Patents and Designs Act; 
"agent" means an agent duly authorised to the satisfaction 
of the Registrar; 
"convention application" means an application in Nigeria 
under section 27 of the' Act; 
"lodged" means given, n1ade or filed or sent through the 
post by a pre-paid letter addressed to the Registrar at 
the office. 
"office" means the Designs Registry of the Patent Office; 
"Register" means the Register of Industrial Designs kept 
under section 17 of the Act; 
"specimen" means an article with the design applied to it. 
"textile article" means textile goods and includes handker­
chiefs and shawls and includes such other classes of 
articles of a similar character as the Registrar may from 
time to time decide. 
58. These Rules may be cited as the Designs Rules. Short title. IP/NIl/NGA/OIl 
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FIRST SCHEDULE (Rule 1) 
Subject or Proceeding 
1. Form of Authorisation of Agent 
2. On application to register one design 
to be applied to a single article (not 
being textile articles) .... .. 
If made of lace (and applied to tex­
tiles) 
3. On application to register one design 
to be applied to a set of articles not 
being textile articles 
4. On application for a copy of certifi­
cate of registration 
5. On request for extension of time 
within which an application for regis­
tralion of a design may be 
completed:-
Not exceeding one month 
Not exceeding two months 
Not exceeding three months 
6. On application for extension of copy­
right under section 20(2) for second 
period 
7. On application for extension of copy­
right under section 20(2) for third 
period 
8. On request for enlargement of time 
for payment of fee for extension of 
copyright: 
Subject or Proceeding 
Not exceeding one month 
Not exceeding three months 
Not exceeding six months 
9. On request to enter subsequent pro­
prietorship, &c. under rule 33 of 
these Rules made within six months 
from date of acquisition of proprie­
torship, &c.-
In respect of one design Amount Corresponding 
PI k Form 
00 00 Designs Form 
No.l 
4 00 
84 00 
37 80 
84 00 
4 20 
6 00 
12 00 
18 00 
40 00 
60 00 
Amou.nt 
Nk 
6 00 
12 00 
18 00 
4 00 Designs No. 2 
Designs No. 3 
Designs No. 4 
and 5 
Designs No. 6 
Designs No. 7 
Designs No: 7 
Designs No. 7 
Designs No. 8 
Designs No. 9 
Corresponding 
Form 
Designs No. la 
Designs No. la 
Designs No. la 
Designs No. 11 
and 12 Made after SIX but within twelve 
months from the date of acquisition 
of proprietqrship &c.-
I n respect of one design 
Made after expiration of twelve 
months from the date of acquisition 
of proprietorship &c.-
I n respect of one design 
On application covering more than 
one design, for each additional des­
ign similarly acquired 
10. On application for entry of notifi­
cation of document in the register 
made within six months of date of 
document-
In respect of one design 
Made after six but within twelve 
months from date of document-
In respect of one design .... 
Made after expiration of twelve 
months from date of document-
In respect of one design . 
On applicatjon covering more than 
one design for each additional design 
referred to in the same document as 
the· first design 
11. On application by mortgagee, licen­
see, or other person for entry that he 
no longer claims such interest-
In respect of one design 
12. On application to enter change of 
name or nationality of registered pro­
prietor in the register-
In respect of one design IPINIIINGA/DIl 
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10 50 Designs No. 11 
or 12 
21 00 Designs No. 11 
or 12 
2 00 
2 00 Designs No. 13 
10 50 Designs No. 13 
21 00 Designs No. 13 
2 10 
4 00 Designs No. 14 
4 00 Designs No. 15 IP/N!l/NGA/D/I 
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Subject or Proceeding 
13. On application for alteration of 
address or address for service in the 
register-
In respect of one design .... 
14. On application under section 28 of 
the Act to correct error .. 
15. On application by proprietor for can-
cellation .. .. .. .. 
16. On application for certificate of 
Registrar for use in obtaining regis­
tration in a foreign country or for use 
in legal proceedings or other special 
purpose .. .. .. .. 
17. On notice that hearing of an applica­
tion for cancellation will be attended 
18. Photographic copy of design or docu­
ments 
19. Office copy of documents every 100 
words 
20. Certificate of registration of Des-
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
26. Ign ............... . 
Application for grant of compulsory 
licence under the First Schedule .. 
Application for entry of order of the 
Court in Register " .. .. 
Certificate of Extension of copyright 
~n design for the second period of five 
years ............. . 
Certificate of Extension of copyright 
in design for the third period of five 
years ............ .. 
On application to register one design 
to be applied to a textile article (not 
being checks or stripes) .... .. 
On application to register one design 
to be applied to a textile article 
(checks or stripes) Amount Corresponding 
N k Form 
4 00 Designs No. 16 
4 00 Designs No. 17 
10 00 Designs No. 18 
50 00 Designs No.19 
6 00 Designs No. 2q 
Cost 
according 
to agree-
ment 
5 (but 
never 
less than 
10 k) 
Designs No. 23, 
10 00 24,25 or 26 
16 00 Designs No. 21 
20 00 Designs No; 22 
10 00 
10 00 
Texti,le Designs 
37 80 No. 1 
Te.xtile Designs 
8 40 No.2 FORM DESIGNS No. 2 
FEE N4.00 SECOND SCHEDULE 
FORMS 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344. IPINIlINGA/DI 1 
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(Rule 2) 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
EXCEPT FOR TEXTILE ARTICLES 
Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying 
design in the name of (a) ........................................................... ~ 
of ......................................................................................... . 
who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. 
The design is to be applied to (b) ........................ J ........... ......... .. 
(c) The design has been previously registered for one or more other 
articles under No. . ................................................................... . 
(d) The design consists of the design previously registered under No . 
. ............... with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substantially to affect the identity. thereof. 
My (or Our),address for service in Nigeria is .............................. .. 
(e) ................................ .. 
Signature 
DATED this .................... day of ................................... 19 ...... . 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N. B.-Three identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this 
Form, and, except in the case of an application in respect of wall paper or lace, it 
should further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the design. 
(a) Here insert (in full) the name, address and nationality of the applicant or applicants. 
(b) Here state the article to which the design is to be applied as shown in the 
representations. 
(c) and Cd) Strike out one or both paragraphs if inapplicable. 
(e) Signature. IPINIIINGA/D/I 
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FORM DESIGNS No. 3 Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344. 
FEE N84.00 if made of lace 
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 15 FOR REGISTRATION 
OF DESIGN EXCEPT FOR TEXTILE ARTICLES· 
Application is hereby made for the registration of the accompanying 
design in the name of (a) .......................................................... .. 
•••••••••••••••••••••• _,_ , •••••• , •••• It •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 
of ......................................................................................... . 
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1, .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 
who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof (b) .............................. . 
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• It •• , •• It ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 
................... ...... .......... ...... ................................................... . 
The design is to be applied to a (c) ........................................... .. 
(d) The design has been previously registered for one or more other 
articles under No ..................................................................... . 
(e) The design consists of the design previous.ly registered under No . 
............ with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substan·tially to affect the identity thereof. 
Application for protection of the design has been made in (f) .......... . 
......................... .. , ............ " ............................. on the following 
official date, viz.: (g) ............................................................... .. 
Such application is the first application made in a Convention country 
in respect of the design, whether by the applicant(s) or by any person of 
whom he (they) claim(s) to be the legal representative(s) or assignee(s), 
and I(we) request that the design may be registered as of the date (g) .. .. 
My (or Our) address for service in Nigeria is .............................. .. 
(h) ................................................ . 
DATED this ........................... day of ........................... 19 ...... . 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, Federal t-.1inistry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N. B.-Three identical represen tations or specimens of the design should accompany this 
Form, and, except in the case of an application in respect of wall paper or lace, it 
should further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the design. 
(a) Here insert (in full) the name, address and nationality of the applicant or 
applicants. 
(b) If the applicant is not the person who made this application in the Convention 
country, the words "by virtue of', followed by particulars of the instrument under which 
he claims, should be inserted her~. 
(c) Here. state the article to which the design is to be applied as shown in the 
representatIons. 
(d) and (e) Strike out one or both paragraphs, if inapplicable. 
(j) Here insert thc namc of the Convention country in which the first application was 
made. 
(g) Here insert the official date of the first application in a Convention country. 
(h) Signature. FORM DESIGNS No. 4 
FEE N37.80 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 IPINIlINGAIDII 
Page 19 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
TO BE APPLIED TO A SET OF ARTICLES NOT BEING 
TEXTILE ARTICLES 
Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying 
design for a set of articles in the r:tame of (a) ................................... ~ 
of ......................................................................................... . 
........................................................................ ..................... . 
who cIaim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. 
The design is to be applied to Cb) ............................................. .. 
(c) The design has been previously registered for one or more other 
articles under No .............. . 
(d) The design consists of the design previously registered under No . 
.............. with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substantially to affect the identity thereof. 
My (or Our) address for service in Nigeria is .............................. .. 
(e) ................................. . 
DATED this ................. day of ..................................... 19 ...... .. 
To The Registrar of Patent and Designs, 
Designs Registry, 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N.E.-Four identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this 
Form, and, except in the case of an application in respect of wall paper or lace, it should 
further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the design. . 
(a) Here insert (in full) the name, address, and nationality of the applicant or 
apphcants. 
(b) Here state the set of articles, and also the trade description of each of the articles 
comprised in the set to which the design is to be applied as shown in the representations. 
(c) and (d) Strike out one or both paragraphs, if applicable. 
(c) Signature. IP IN 11 IN G AIDIl 
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FORM DESIGNS No. 5 
FEE N84.00 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 15 FOR REGISTRATION 
OF DESIGN TO BE APPLIED TO A SET OF ARTICLES 
NOT BEING TEXTILE ARTICLES 
Application is hereby made for the re$istration of the accompanying 
design for a set of articles in the name of(a) ................................... . 
. . .......................... , .................................. ............................... . 
of ................................................................ ; ........................ . 
........................................................................................ , .... 
who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof (b) .............................. . 
............... .... ... ..... .... .... ......................................................... . 
The design is to be applied to a (c) ........................................... .. 
(d) The design has been previously registereq for one or more other 
articles under No ...................................................................... . 
(e) The design consists of the design previously registered under No . 
............... with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substantially to affect the identity thereof. 
Application for protection of the design has been made in if) .......... . 
.............................................................................................. 
on the following official date, viz.: (g) ........................................... . 
Such application is the first application made in a Convention country in 
respect of the design whether by the applicant(s) or by any person of 
whom he (they) claim(s) to be the legal representative(s) or assignee(s), 
and I(we) request that the design may be registered as of the date (g) .... 
My (or Our) address for service in Nigeria is-
(h) .................................................... . 
DATED this ........................... day of ........................... 19 ..... .. 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N.B.-Three identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this 
Form, and, except in the case of an application in respect of wall paper or lace, it 
should further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the design. 
(a) Her~ insert (in full) the name, address. and nationality of the applicant or 
applicants. 
(b) If the applicant is not the person who made this application in the Convention 
country. the: words "by virtue of", followed by particulars of the: instrument under which 
he claims, should be inserted here. 
(c) Here state the article [0 which the design is to be applied as shown in the 
represen rations. (d) and (e) Strike out onc or both paragraphs, if inapplicable. IPIN11 INGAIDI 1 
Page 21 
(j) Here insert the name of the Convention country in which the first application was 
made. . 
(g) Here insert the official date of the first application in a Convention country. 
(h) Signature. 
FORM DESIGNS No. 6 
FEE N4.20 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 
APPLICATION FOR COpy OF CERTIFICATE OF 
REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
I (or We) have to inform you that the Certificate of Registration of 
Design No ...................... has been (a) ..................................... .. 
I (or We) therefore apply for the issue of a copy of such certificate (b) 
(c) ................................................... . 
DATED this ............. ; ...... day of ......................... 19 ...... .. 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
(a) Here state whether "lost" or "destroyed" or "cannot be produced" as the case may 
be, and state in full the circumstances of the case which must be verified by statutory 
declaration or affidavit. 
(b) Here state interest possessed by applicant in the design. 
(c) Signature and address. IP/NIl/NGA/DIl 
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FORM DESIGNS No. 7 
FEE N6.00 1 month Extension 
N12.00 2 months Extension 
NI8.00 3 months Extension 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH 
AN APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION 
OF DESIGN MAYBE COMPLETED 
I (or We) hereby apply for ....... months extension of time within 
which the application No .............. for the registration of a Design may 
be completed. 
(a) .................................................................................... . 
(b) .................................... . 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria 
(a) Here insert name and full address to which receipt is to be sent. 
(b) Signature. FORM DESIGNS (TEXTILES) No. 1 
FEE N37.80 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 IPINI1 INGA/OI 1 
Page 23 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN FOR 
A TEXTILE ARTICLE OTHER THAN A DESIGN CONSISTING 
SUBSTANTIALLY OF CHECKS OR STRIPES ONLY 
(This application must be accompanied by an unstamped duplicate) 
Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying 
design in the name of (a) ........................................................... . 
of ......................................................................................... . 
who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. 
The design is to be applied to (b) ............................................. .. 
(c) The design has been previously registered for one or more other 
articles under No ...... , .......... , .. ,., ...... 11 ••••••••••• , ••••• , Ill. , •••• t ••••••••••• 
. (d) The design consists of the design previously registered under No . 
............ with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substantially to affect the identity thereof. 
My (or Our) address for service in Nigeria is .............................. .. 
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• It, ••••• 
DATED this ............ day of .................................. 19 ...... . 
(e) ................................. . 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry (Textiles), 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
NB.-Four identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this 
Form. 
(a) Here insert (in full) the name. address and nationality of the applicant or applicants. 
(b) Here state the article to which the design is to be applied. 
(c) and (d) Strike out one or both paragraphs if inapplicable. 
(e) Signature. IPINIIINGA/DIl 
Page 24 
FORM DESIGNS (TEXTILES) No. 2 
FEE N8.40 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN FOR 
A TEXTILE ARTICLE CONSISTING SUBSTANTIALLY 
OF CHECKS OR STRIPES ONLY 
(This application must be accompanied by an lmsramped duplicate) 
Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying· 
design in the name of (a) ........................................................... . 
of ......................................................................................... . 
who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. 
The design consists substantially of checks or stripes only. 
(b) The design has been previously registered for one or more articles 
under No ............................................................................... . 
(c) The design consists of the design previously registered under No . 
.............. \vith modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the 
character, or substantially to affect the identity thereof. 
My (or Our) address for service in Nigeria is ............................... . 
Cd) ................................. . 
DATED this ........................... day of ........................... 19 ...... . 
To The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry (Textiles), 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N.B.-Four identical representattons or specImens of the design should accompany this 
Form. 
(a) Here insert (in full) the name, address and nationality of the applicant or applicants. 
(b) and (c) Strike out one or both paragraphs if inapplicable. 
(cl) Signature. FORM DESIGNS No. 23 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 IPlNlllNGA/D/l 
Page 25 
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
NUMBER OF REGISTRATION 
This is to certify that, in pursuance of and subject to the provisions of 
the Patents and Designs Act (Cap. 344), the Design, of which a 
representation is annexed, has been registered in the name of 
as of the day of 19 
(being the date on which application was made for protection of the 
Design in a Convention country) viz. in respect of the application of 
such Design to 
Registrar of Patents and Designs 
The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
FORM DESIGNS No. 24 
Patents and Designs Act 
Cap. 344 
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN 
NUMBER OF REGISTRATIO~ 
This is to certify that, in pursuance of and subject to the provisions of 
the Patents and Designs Act (Cap. 344), the Design, of which a 
representation is annexed, has been registered in the name of 
as of the day of 
Registrar of Patents and Designs 
The Registrar of Patents and Designs, 
Designs Registry, 
Federal Ministry of Trade, 
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. 
N.B.--Copyright in this Design will normally expire on the 
but may, on application made in the prescribed manner, be extended for two 
further periods. each of five years. IPINIIINGA/DIl 
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FORM FSl 
PATENT OFFICE 
FEE SHEET 
NoTts.-One of these sheets to be completed for all payments of fees in respect of Patents, 
Designs Forms. 
Please submit the forms in the order dated. 
Name of Applicant ......................... , .................. Date .............. . 
or Agent 
Address .................................................................................. . 
Branch Form No. Application or Patem Number (or AmOLlIll of 
P.T.M. or D. slIrname of first named applicallt) Ff?e 
N k 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
For Official Use Total amount carried overleaf N