Before a trademark can be registered in Nigeria and accorded the statutory right provided by the Trademarks Act Cap T 13, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (“the Trademarks Act”), it must go through […]
Sometime in April this year, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (“IPLAN”) elected new executive officers to oversee its affairs. Notably, this came at a time when advocacy for the reform of the legal […]
The Masculinity of Intellectual Property, Femininity, and the Malnourished Baby A Paper Presented by Senator Iyere Ihenyen* at World IP Day, 26 April 2018, Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria, organized by Friends of […]
The learned and famous Lord Atkins once explained that there are unexplored foundational principles of law because lawyers and litigants have failed to understand that all branches of laws are intertwined, this can either save […]
Music serves several purposes in film productions. Producers depend on it to interpret their stories and set the ambiance for scenes. In doing so, they either choose pre-existing music or hire composers to create original […]
After years of court battle between Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN), the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in April 2017 directed NCC to approve MCSN as a […]
By Chiamaka Anyanwu A couple of months ago, Nneoma Anosike, a Nigerian International Model and 2013 winner of the Elite Model Look, instituted an action, against Wema Bank Plc., a Nigerian Commercial Bank, for passing […]
Not many Nigerians are aware that there is body licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Copyright Commission to take care of the rights of authors, photographers, computer programmers, columnists, brand designers, […]
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