The corporate clients we service who are manufacturing and industrials clients operate in complex regulatory environments across different industry sectors; they all require sophisticated legal services.
Manufacturing and industrial companies in different sectors of the economy face unique challenges when they operate in Nigeria either as local manufacturers operating out of any of Nigeria’s industrial hubs or as foreign manufacturers registering their products with Nigeria’s regulators [such as NAFDAC, SON] and importing their merchandise into Nigeria for sale in Nigeria’s open markets. For these companies to grow and succeed both nationally and across borders, they have to master new technologies, understand drivers of economic growth and activity, navigate political realities, and understand the regulatory landscape applicable to their industries.
Our lawyers remain ready to assist, and we are very proud to be one of Nigeria’s go-to law firms for companies in the manufacturing and industrial space, be they local manufacturers complying with Nigeria’s complex business regulations or international manufacturers trying to understand our regulatory landscape and how best to navigate same as they seek to enter the Nigerian market.
We work with leading manufacturing and industrial companies that manufacture laboratory equipment; foods and spices and chemical sector. We help these companies deal with the changes in Nigeria’s regulatory landscape.
Our lawyers will advise you on the registrations you need to undertake for your [regulated] products; we will help you when you need to expand your products to Nigeria; assist you to buy or sell business interests in Nigeria and be your all-round legal guide that will help you navigate the regulatory landscape. We understand the manufacturing and industrial sector with its ever changing regulatory requirements and we can offer you practical advice on your operations.
Supply Chain & Contract Management
We offer specialized service support and assist our clients in the manufacturing and industrial sector with Supply Chain Agreements, Distribution Contracts, Manufacturing Agreements, Quality Assurance Contracts, Logistic and Transportation Agreements, among other complex commercial Agreements specific to the sector.
Regulatory & Compliance Support/Registrations
We assist manufacturers – especially those from Asia – with Regulatory & Compliance services concerning their products which they are importing into the Nigerian markets. We assist with preparation of extensive documentation for application to the Standard Organization of Nigeria [for SON certifications]; preparation and application to NAFDAC for NAFDAC registrations of regulated products including medical devices, cosmetics, among other regulated items that require registration in Nigeria before they can be distributed across open markets. We also interface with regulators on our clients’ behalf, and help them with renewals for these products as and when due. Our clients trust us to demystify the Nigerian regulatory space, and we are always happy to break the law down into manageable, actionable points for both their management and legal departments.
Intellectual Property Protection
We assist companies in the manufacturing and industrial sector with the registration of their industrial designs, patents, trademarks [in relation to their products]; we also assist them with Technology Licensing and Transfers and NDAs for the protection of their trade secrets.
Sector Experience
Clients Confidential
- Assisted a manufacturing company operating in Zheziang province, People’s Republic of China, with the registration of numerous Industrial Designs for a series of their products bound for Nigerian markets. [2024]
- Provided extensive advisory and Legal Opinion to a Chinese leading manufacturer of numerous regulated products which require registrations with different regulators in Nigeria on the registration and importation of their products to Nigeria. [2024]
If your manufacturing company needs legal services concerning products meant for Nigeria, you can contact us on contact@kabbizlegal.com or contact our partner Kingsley Ani directly at +2348064231176
Kabbiz Legal & Advisory – Trusted Partners for Success.
OUR PRACTICE AREAS
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Brand Protection
- Business Registration
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Company Secretarial and Nominee Services
- Data Privacy and Data Protection
- Domain Names
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- International Contracting
- IP Licensing
- Litigation and Arbitration
- Online Reputation Management
- Patents
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Trademarks
- UDRP Dispute Resolution
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SECTORS WE SERVICE
- FinTech
- Manufacturing and Industrials
- Professional Services
