

PRIORITY CLAIMS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NIGERIA
The importance of protection of trademark in these modern times is well known. In Nigeria, Protection of trademark rights is concluded when a mark has undergone the complete registration process and the certificate of registration issued by the Trademark Registry. A plethora of advantages avail a proprietor of a registered trademark including exclusive right over use of the trademark and prevention of a third party from taking advantage of the reputation of the trademark with