Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm

1st Floor Shalom Building, Bonassama, Ancienne Route, Bonaberi
B.P 4876 Douala
Cameroon

Telephone: (+237) 233 426 479
Fax: (+237) 233 43 26 34

E-mail: hallelaw@hallelaw.com
Website: hallelaw.com

About us

 

Founded in 1986, and with local, international, and multinational clients in several industries, the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has earned a reputation for effectively and efficiently handling legal matters in a practical manner. Our Intellectual Property practice has extensive experience in providing comprehensive Intellectual Property services to our national and international clients. 

In a world where Intellectual Property rights are a major asset to businesses, and steadily becoming an integral part of corporate transactions, we identify, protect these rights at each stage of the innovation process, and provide strategic advice that enables our clients exploit their Intellectual Property rights fully. Through a deep understanding of our clients' business objectives, we provide legal advice that enables them succesfully manage and extract value from their IP assets. 

As a Law Firm founded in 1986, we have harnessed the expertise garnered as well as the expertise of our network of associates in different jurisdictions.

We prosecute trademarks, designs, and patents in OAPI - African Union comprising the following countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo (Republic of), Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo).   

We also cover via our network of associates, other jurisdictions such as Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar. Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 

Our areas of work include:

• Advertising
• Commercialization of IP, including strategic advice
• Copyright law
• Designs
• Domain name registration and disputes
• Due diligence
• False advertising
• Filing and Prosecution
• Franchising
• Freedom to operate
• Geographical indications,
• IP litigation
• IP maintenance (Renewals, Annuities etc)
• License, supply, distribution and related commercial agreements
• Ownership disputes
• Packaging an dlabeling strategies
• Passing off
• Patent
• Plant breeders' right
• Portfolio management
• Searches
• Technology transfer
• Trade secrets
• Trademarks and Branding

As a full service law firm, we are also in position to provide legal and advisory services in the following areas of practice - Agribusiness; Business law; Corporate formation, structuring and restructuring, Corporate and commercial law; Drafting, negotiation and ocntract review; Fintech; General legal & Commercial advisory; Litigation & ADR; Maritime law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Oil & Gas; Real Estate; and Telecommunications.

Above all, our ethos, services, and principles are driven by Integrity, Diligence, and Professionalism.