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1 Country overview 1 Country overview
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1.1 Factual background 1.1 Factual background
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1.2 Legal background 1.2 Legal background
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2 Enforcement of trade marks 2 Enforcement of trade marks
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2.1 Provisional measures: Anti-counterfeiting preliminary measures and right of inspection 2.1 Provisional measures: Anti-counterfeiting preliminary measures and right of inspection
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2.1.1 NAFDAC 2.1.1 NAFDAC
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2.1.2 SON 2.1.2 SON
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2.1.3 FCCPC 2.1.3 FCCPC
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2.1.4 EFCC 2.1.4 EFCC
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2.2 Actions in the Federal High Court 2.2 Actions in the Federal High Court
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2.3 Interest to act 2.3 Interest to act
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2.4 Interlocutory injunctions 2.4 Interlocutory injunctions
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2.5 Action on merits 2.5 Action on merits
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2.6 Trade mark infringement under national laws and practices 2.6 Trade mark infringement under national laws and practices
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2.6.1 Well-known provisions 2.6.1 Well-known provisions
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2.7 Procedures and remedies available under civil law 2.7 Procedures and remedies available under civil law
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2.8 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law 2.8 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law
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3 Enforcement of patents 3 Enforcement of patents
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3.1 Interest to act 3.1 Interest to act
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3.2 Action on merits 3.2 Action on merits
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3.3 Patent infringement under national laws and practices 3.3 Patent infringement under national laws and practices
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3.4 Procedures and remedies available under civil law 3.4 Procedures and remedies available under civil law
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3.5 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law 3.5 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law
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4 Enforcement of copyright 4 Enforcement of copyright
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4.1 Interest to act 4.1 Interest to act
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4.2 Provisional measures 4.2 Provisional measures
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4.3 Copyright infringement under national laws and practices 4.3 Copyright infringement under national laws and practices
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4.4 Procedures and remedies available under civil law 4.4 Procedures and remedies available under civil law
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4.5 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law 4.5 Procedures and remedies available under criminal law
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4.6 Anti-piracy measures 4.6 Anti-piracy measures
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5 Unfair competition 5 Unfair competition
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5.1 Procedures and remedies available under civil law 5.1 Procedures and remedies available under civil law
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6 Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights 6 Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights
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6.1 Scope and subject matter of Customs enforcement 6.1 Scope and subject matter of Customs enforcement
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6.2 Application for Customs enforcement 6.2 Application for Customs enforcement
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6.2.1 Direct application to the NCS 6.2.1 Direct application to the NCS
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6.3 Acceptance of the application 6.3 Acceptance of the application
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6.4 Suspension of suspected goods either further to the filing of an application for Customs action or ex officio 6.4 Suspension of suspected goods either further to the filing of an application for Customs action or ex officio
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6.5 Securing the suspension 6.5 Securing the suspension
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6.6 Storage and destruction of infringing goods 6.6 Storage and destruction of infringing goods
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Abstract
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, known as Nigeria, is the most populous country in Africa and is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. It is bordered by Benin, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southern border. Nigeria has a total area of 923,763 square kilometres (km) for a population of 190.9 million (2017). The capital of the country is Abuja with an estimated population of 2.153 million. Lagos, the former capital, with a population of over 9 million, is the country’s leading commercial and industrial city. Other main cities include Kano, Onitsha, Aba, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna. The normal working week is from Monday to Friday, from 0800 to 1600. The currency used in Nigeria is the naira (N).
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