Ibrahim Fofanah, Esq.

Ibrahim Fofanah is our exclusively recommended Intellectual Property Law expert in Sierra Leone on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Ibrahim directly using the contact details listed above.

Ibrahim is the founder of the boutique IP consulting firm Prext Intellectual Property in Sierra Leone.

He has several years of industry experience in dealing with a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious IP issues, including trademark portfolio management, IP transactional issues such as distribution, licensing, franchising, outsourcing, R & D projects, M&A transactions, patent, trademark, and industrial design registration in Sierra Leone and Liberia, etc.

Fofanah has worked in several reputable law firms before founding this consulting firm. Fofanah has an LL.M in Intellectual Property Law, a B.L. from the Sierra Leone Law School and an LL. B from the University of Makeni.

Firm Overview:

At Prext Intellectual Property, we understand the hassle local and foreign businesses encounter in identifying, protecting, and exploiting their patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights, trade secrets etc. in Sierra Leone.

We strive to ensure that our clients gain a competitive advantage by providing them with unique and strategic solutions to their intangible assets in various industry sectors. Our team of IP experts are in position to handle both traditional and emerging areas of IP.

We offer:

• IP Protection such as Patent, Trademark, Industrial Designs, Copyright, etc.
• Brand Monitoring, Conduct investigations, anti-counterfeiting raids.
• IP Portfolio management, valuation, audit and strategy.
• IP transactional issues in licensing agreements, franchising & distribution, non-disclosure, technology transfer and regulatory affairs etc.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to help businesses and innovators in Sierra Leone and around the world identify, protect, and monetise their intangible assets. We envision a society in which creators and innovators profit from their investment and creativity.