According to a report from the World Bank, SMEs represent about 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide.[3] This notwithstanding, Nigeria still struggles to accelerate its growth through SMEs because of its weak intellectual property (IP) protection.
First Intellectual Property Outreach/ Training To mark our 2nd Anniversary, we have now officially held our first physical Intellectual Property outreach today on our #ipforkids sensitization held at MARSHAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DENDIMA, SOKOTO, NIGERIA. We launched the first edition of our e-book a few months ago and although we do not possess the resources to print hard […]
In this article, Kobby Afari Yeboah critiques the Idea/Expression Dichotomy in Intellectual Property Law. The concept provides that Copyright law protects “expressions of ideas” and not “ideas”. He discusses what he terms the “weak foundation” of this principle and its “failure” to protect the interests of creators of Intellectual Property. He sought to reveal the […]
The 15th MIPLG Personal Development Series topic “Passing Off vs Trademarks” featured a presentation by Ms. Victoria Onyeagbako on “An Introduction to Passing Off” as a foundation to the discussion on the distinction between an infringement of trademarks and the common law tort of passing off.
The speaker stated that a “collateral” is that which is pledged as security to a lender as assurance for the repayment of a loan. She explained that the use of intellectual property as collateral for credit access is not a new concept but is largely under-utilised as it remains unusual especially in most African countries. To demonstrate the […]
This article provides an insight to the general nature of the Olympic Games and its Commercial practices, ambush marketing and the relevance of intellectual property protection in the Olympic Games. It analyses the approach adopted by Japan in Tokyo2021 (previously 2020) Games to protect the Olympic Movement and its Sponsors from Ambush Marketing. Click on […]
The Virtual Debate 2020 Finals has been slated for Saturday, 12 September 2020. Topic: African States must prioritize access to medicines and health care over the IP protection and economic rights of pharmaceutical companies in Africa. Time: 1:00 PM (GMT +1) Nigeria, 12 Noon (GMT) Ghana. Team A: Nana Kweku Bosompem & Abotchie -Agbanu Dzifa […]
The just concluded semi- finals of the MIPLG Virtual Debate Competition between University of Ghana- Ghana, University of Makeni- Sierra Leone, University of Ibadan- Nigeria, Ghana Institute of Management and Project Administration- Ghana and University of Dodoma- Tanzania was met with great preparation and performance by the students. The recording of the Semi- finals can […]
From intriguing sessions of Stage 2 of the Debate Competition held on 29 August 2020, the Judges have returned the following students/ teams as having qualified for stage 3 of the MIPLG Virtual Debate Competition 2020: Ibrahim Khalil and Joseph Fofanah of University of Makeni, Sierra Leone. Nana Kweku Bosompem and Abotchie Agbanu of University […]