Inventa International merges with Silvax Legal to boost intellectual property practice

WITH its new office in Lagos, Nigeria, Inventa International is now partnering with Silvax Legal, a dynamic Nigerian-based intellectual property law firm, in order to form a mega law firm and boost the practice of intellectual property in Nigeria and across Africa.

By this move, Inventa International Nigeria is the first and the only international trademarks and patents agency existing in Nigeria which practice has been added to its expansion into Africa and global network of operations which include: Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, USA, Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Macau thereby allowing an integrated cross-border service to better serve its local and international clients.

The international firm is a full-service Intellectual Property (IP) firm, 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.

Focused on internationalization of IP matters, the company has 100 employees and a network of more than 200 representatives worldwide. 

Speaking on the office opening, managing partner of Inventa International, Daniel Reis, 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.
 
He further added ‘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.’
 
Commenting on the partnership, managing director of Silvax Legal/ Inventa International Nigeria, Angela Adebayo, said: