Nigeria: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

In the current global digital economy, businesses enjoy significant competitive advantage from intangible assets such as intellectual property, confidential data and proprietary processes.

The Nigerian energy sector, particularly the oil and gas industry, is governed by a complex web of statutory, contractual, and institutional frameworks regulating the exploration, production, transportation, and commercialization of petroleum resources. Owing to the technical complexity of operations, the multiplicity of stakeholders, including the State, multinational oil companies, indigenous operators, regulators, and host communities, as well as the enormous economic interests involved, disputes are an inevitable feature of the sector.

Falcon Corporation Limited has recorded a successful outcome in opposition proceedings before the Nigerian Trade Marks Tribunal concerning the mark FALCON & Device in Class 4.