Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm
Founded in 1986, the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has grown to become one of Africa’s leading intellectual property law firms, with a track record of successfully managing large and complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, disputes and projects.
In a world where Intellectual Property rights are a major asset to businesses, and steadily becoming an integral part of corporate transactions, we identify, protect these rights at each stage of the innovation process, and provide strategic advice that enables our clients to exploit their Intellectual Property rights fully.
The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm advises its clients on intellectual property (IP) strategy and management, while effectively handling their IP portfolios comprising trademarks, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, utility models, and domain names. Our clients range from large multinationals to SMEs and sole traders. Through a deep understanding of our client’s business objectives, we provide a tailored legal service that enables them to successfully manage and extract value from their IP assets.
The jurisdictions covered include:
- OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization) comprising the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo (Republic of), Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo.
- ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organization) comprising the following countries: Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Countries such as Algeria, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Madagascar. Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia.
Our IP services include (but are not limited to):
- Filing and prosecution of IP applications
- Strategic portfolio management
- Searching, due diligence and risk management
- Watch services
- Filing and prosecuting oppositions, claim of ownership actions, as well as appeals before the Registries
- Invalidation & cancellation action before the national courts
- Infringement seizures
- Maintenance of registered IP rights – renewals or annuities
- IP Transaction including assignments, franchises and licences
- Unfair competition matters
Contact:
Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm
1st Floor SHALOM Building, Ancienne Route, Bonaberi
B.P 4876, Douala
Cameroon
Tel: +237 679 522 850 / +237 673 876 940
Email: [email protected]
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