Inventa International Partners with Nigerian Law Firm Silvax Legal
Inventa International, a full-service Intellectual Property (IP) firm has announced its partnership with its Nigerian counterpart Silvax Legal to signal commitment to clients in Nigeria.
Following the partnership agreement, Inventa International, which focuses on internationalisation of IP matters, with over 100 employees and a network of more than 200 representatives worldwide, has officially opened its office in Lagos.
The IP law firm is dedicated to taking care of all matters that involve IP protection, from registration to the strategic reinforcement of Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Design, Copyright and domains.
With the appointment of Silvax Legal - another intellectual property firm, Inventa International Nigeria is the first and the only international Trademarks and Patents agency existing in Nigeria.
Apart from Nigeria, which is now a new addition to its expansion into Africa and global network of operations, Inventa also operates in Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, the USA, Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Macau, allowing an integrated cross border service to better serve its local and international clients.
Speaking on the office open- ing Daniel Reis, Managing Partner, Inventa International, said “Nigeria is a priority market and an exciting opportunity for us so we are very pleased to establish our physical presence with a locally staffed office in Lagos.
“With over 45 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property, Inventa International has provided its services to thousands of customers in various markets that Include the food and beverage industry, communications, new technologies, pharmaceuticals, textiles and clothing, oil companies, financial and management consultancy firms and we are delighted we will be expanding this service to Nigeria.”
Also speaking on the partnership, Angela Adebayo Managing Director of Silvax Legal/Inventa International Nigeria said, “to accompany the changing needs of our clients in the last few years, through this partnership we seek to enhance and broaden our activity in the Intellectual Property (IP) sector, by investing in more IP services and also in the area of technological infrastructures and information systems.”
“As a result this partnership will bring a fusion of international expertise and local knowledge to both national and international clients seeking to protect their IP rights in Nigeria in the most cost efficient manner”.