AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · LONDON & LAGOS

Protect your IP in Africa through one point of contact

A.A. Tejuoso & Co. coordinates trademark, patent, renewal, recordal and enforcement work across Sub-Saharan Africa for brand owners, corporate legal teams and international IP firms.

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✓ Established 1997✓ London & Lagos✓ OAPI & ARIPO strategy✓ International associate service

FLAGSHIP PRACTICE

African intellectual property, coordinated centrally

Our IP practice combines African filing strategy, portfolio management and enforcement coordination within one established legal relationship.

TM

Trademarks

Search, filing, prosecution, opposition, renewal, assignment, licensing and recordals across national and regional systems.

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Patents

National/PCT phase, ARIPO and OAPI strategy, prosecution, recordals and annuity management.

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Renewals

Central renewal, annuity and portfolio administration across multiple African jurisdictions.

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Brand Protection

Watching, oppositions, investigations, anti-counterfeiting and enforcement through suitable local counsel.

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CORE COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION

Send one instruction
We coordinate Africa

A single coordination relationship reduces the burden of finding, briefing, monitoring and paying separate local associates across dozens of jurisdictions.

How multi-country filing works

Multi-country quotations

Central docket oversight

Consolidated reporting

Renewal management

National + regional routes

Local enforcement coordination

Foreign-associate support

Volume tariff discussions

REGIONAL STRATEGY

OAPI, ARIPO and national systems — used intelligently

African filing strategy is not one system. The appropriate route depends on the IP right, the country, protocol participation and the client's commercial priorities.

OAPI

A unified regional system across 17 states

OAPI provides a central industrial-property system across its member territory. Local counsel remains important for enforcement and jurisdiction-specific commercial work.

OAPI overview →

ARIPO

Protocol-specific regional options

ARIPO's patent, industrial-design and trademark systems do not have identical country participation. We compare protocol and national routes before filing.

ARIPO overview →

NATIONAL

National protection remains essential

Nigeria, South Africa and other important markets rely on national rights, while ARIPO members may still require or benefit from national strategies.

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FOR FOREIGN IP FIRMS

Your African IP desk — without building one

Overseas law firms and patent/trademark practices can use Tejulaw as a central coordination point while retaining their own client relationship.

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Send one instruction

Mark/right, classes, jurisdictions, priority and deadline.

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We coordinate the right route

National, OAPI, ARIPO or a combined strategy.

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Receive central reporting

Fewer associate relationships, fewer invoices and clearer portfolio oversight.

For IP firms & in-house teams

PRIVATE ENQUIRY

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COUNTRY GUIDES

Practical guidance for key African jurisdictions

Each guide explains the principal filing route and the services Tejulaw can coordinate.

National system

Nigeria

Trademark, patent, design, recordal, opposition and enforcement support in a major African market.

Nigeria guide →

National system

South Africa

National filing and enforcement strategy in one of Africa's most developed IP markets.

South Africa guide →

National TM / ARIPO member

Kenya

National trademark protection with protocol-specific ARIPO patent/design options.

Kenya guide →

National TM / ARIPO member

Ghana

National trademark protection and protocol-specific regional patent/design options.

Ghana guide →

RECURRING PORTFOLIO VALUE

Registration should begin the relationship, not end it

Portfolio Management

Docketing, ownership changes, recordals, licences and cross-jurisdiction status reporting.

Renewals & Annuities

Centralised recurring administration with proactive deadlines and consolidated reporting.

Trademark Watching

Monitoring for conflicts that can generate timely opposition and enforcement action.

A.A. TEJUOSO & CO.

An established firm with a broader commercial practice

A.A. Tejuoso & Co. became fully operational in 1997. Alongside its specialist African IP practice, the firm advises on corporate and commercial, energy and natural resources, maritime and real-property matters.

Corporate & Commercial

Company, contract, transaction and governance work.

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Energy & Natural Resources

Commercial and regulatory support for energy and natural-resource activity.

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Maritime

Shipping, cargo, charterparty and maritime commercial matters.

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Real Property

Property legal services and consultancy in the UK and Nigeria.

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