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www.spnglegal.com_____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The title;3. The year of production;4. The quantity of the work produced.Duration of Copyright ProtectionDuration depends on the nature of work involved.1. For Literary, musical or artistic works other than photographs, copyright in the work will expireseventy years after the end of the year in which the author dies. If the Author is a corporate bodyor Government copyright will expire seventy years after the end of the year in which the workwas first published.2. For Cinematograph films and photographs the copyright will expire fifty years after the end of theyear in which the recording was first made.3. Sound Recording is fifty years after the end of the year in which the recording was first made.4. Broadcast, copyright will expire fifty years after the end of the year in which the broadcast firsttook place.TRADE MARKSGoverning Legislations/Regulatory AgencyThe Trade Marks Act (TMA) 1965 Cap T13 LFN 2004 and Trade Marks Regulations of 1967 are theprimary legislations governing Trademark administration in Nigeria. Nigeria is also a party to the MadridAgreement on International Registration of Trademarks and the Nice Agreement on the InternationalClassification of Goods and Services also has specific laws governing trademark administration and theenforcement of it accruing rights in Nigeria.The Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry under the Commercial Law Department of the FederalMinistry of Industry, Trade and Investment (MITI), is the relevant trademark authority in Nigeria.Eligibility for RegistrationA device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, or any combination thereofall constitute marks which may be registered. Any person claiming to be the proprietor of a trade markused or proposed to be used can apply for the registration of a trademark. Deceptive or scandalous mattersor designs likely to cause confusion, chemical substance and geographical names in their ordinary_____________________________________________________________________________________Doing Business in NigeriaAn Investor’s Guide- 2013Page 28 of 36