Protect Your Brand Before Someone Else Registers It
Register your brand name and logo as a Nigerian trademark — pick the right classes, search before you file, use a real accredited agent, and secure a business asset you can defend, license and pass on, before a squatter takes it.
by Sankofa Skills Studio · vetted expert author
What you'll gain
A CAC name, a domain and a social handle are not brand protection — only a trademark is, and Nigeria is largely first-to-file. You will register your brand name and logo yourself: tell a trademark apart from a CAC name, a copyright and a domain, judge whether your mark is registrable, and search before you file, then file fast before a squatter beats you to it. You will pick the right Nice class(es) — there is no bulk filing, so under-classing leaves a line exposed — read the true cost (~₦29,800 official, ~₦80k–200k all-in per class with the accredited agent almost everyone uses), walk the six-stage pipeline to the certificate, use ™ then ® correctly, and keep using, renew and enforce the mark — with a class picker, a fee calculator and an anti-scam checklist.
Pass a real exam and earn a publicly verifiable certificate employers trust.
Unlimited practice mode + spaced-repetition flashcards, then unlimited exam retakes.
Keep the lessons and every future update to this course, forever.
What you'll cover
7 modules · 17 lessons · timed certification exam
1. Module 0 — The Time Bomb: Your Brand Is Not Protected 2 lessons
Why the name you built is legally exposed, the truth that a CAC registration is not brand protection, the journey ahead, your two guides, and the honest spine.
- The dangerous gap between "registered" and "protected" · 9 min
- Meet Ada and Chidi (your two guides) · 7 min
2. Module 1 — What a Trademark Is (and Is Not) 3 lessons
The five registrations people confuse, what a trademark can and cannot cover, and why your brand name is not your domain or your handle.
- Five registrations, five completely different jobs · 9 min
- What can and cannot be registered · 9 min
- Your brand is not your domain or your handle · 6 min
3. Module 2 — Classes and Clearance 2 lessons
The 45 Nice classes and why you register per class, plus the availability search that stops you filing a mark someone already owns.
- The 45 classes — and why you register per class · 9 min
- Clearance: search before you file · 8 min
4. Module 3 — The Registration Pipeline 3 lessons
What goes into an application, the accredited-agent question, the six stages from filing to certificate, and when the (TM) symbol becomes an (R).
- What goes into an application · 8 min
- The pipeline: from filing to certificate · 9 min
- (TM) today, (R) at the certificate · 6 min
5. Module 4 — The Money Map 2 lessons
What registration really costs — official fees versus agent fees, per class and across classes — and the far larger cost of not registering at all.
- What it really costs · 9 min
- The cost of NOT registering · 7 min
6. Module 5 — After the Certificate: Keep and Use It 2 lessons
How long protection lasts, the non-use trap that can cost you the mark, and how to license, sell and enforce the asset you have built.
- Duration, renewal and the non-use trap · 8 min
- Enforcing, licensing and selling your mark · 8 min
7. Module 6 — Scams, Squatting and the Museum 3 lessons
The real, dated ways Nigerian brands get hijacked and founders get scammed — and your plan to protect your brand and never join the list.
- The Scam and Failure Museum (dated, attributed) · 9 min
- Your brand-protection plan (capstone) · 9 min
- After the certificate: what to learn next · 5 min
Frequently asked
Is the certificate verifiable?
Yes. Every certificate carries a unique ID and a cryptographic signature. Anyone — an employer or a client — can confirm it instantly on our public verification page, with no login.
Who teaches this course?
A vetted expert author — Sankofa Skills Studio. Every expert course is reviewed and fact-checked before publication, and the author earns a revenue share on your enrolment.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you enrol you keep access to the lessons, practice mode and flashcards — including future updates to this course.
What happens if I don't pass the exam first time?
You can retake it. There's no attempt limit, and practice mode lets you rehearse with the same verified question bank until you're ready.
Can my team enrol together?
Yes. Talk to us about group and organisation rates — certifying a whole team is faster and cheaper than one at a time.
Continue your path
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