This article is a brief representation of the structure and workings of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a United Nations self- funding agency and global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. It further exposes a number of opportunities to be leveraged by intellectual property lawyers, students and/or enthusiasts for personal […]
Following a recent exposure of the dispute between Cynthia Morgan and Jude Okoye of Square Records, MIPLG received a number of requests seeking a comment on the possible effects of an entertainment contract in relation to stage and/or real names. As a result, we have provided a succinct comment on whether or not an artiste […]
DATE: 22 MAY 2020 TIME: 7:00PM – 7:35PM TOPIC: Authorship in Copyright SPEAKER: Deborah Nwanguma, Esq. MIPLG commenced a virtual seminar series for the personal development of its members and affiliates on 22 May 2020. The seminar commenced at 7:00PM moderated by Victoria Onyeagbako. She delivered a brief welcome address to all participants and introduced […]
With the deadline to the WIPO Essay Competition fast approaching, we call on students from all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to participate by submitting their entries.
Online Copyright Infringement: A critical assessment of the EU and UK approaches to the concept of ‘communication to the public’ written by Emmanuel Nwagboo, an Intellectual Property Law Scholar and resourceful member of MIPLG. Emmanuel in his article critically analyses online copyright infringement and communication to the public with a focus on the EU/ UK […]
In order to further achieve its aims and objectives across Africa, MIPLG released a call for Ghana team membership on 17 April 2020. This exercise lasted for a period of 2 weeks and was concluded yesterday, 1 May 2020. Successful applicants have been officially welcomed and intimated on the structure of MIPLG and Mr. Nana […]
MIPLG launched its Mentorship Scheme on 21 January 2020. At the close of applications on 20 february 2020 and upon a review of applications, the following individuals have been selected as Mentees in the MIPLG Career Development and Mentorship Scheme 2020: 1. EGBEWALE MUYIWA JOHNSON 2. OMOBOLA LANIYAN 3. IFEOLUWATOMI ADENUGA 4. DANIEL CHIDIEBUBE 5. […]
MIPLG organized a Webinar on the 29 February 2019 titled ‘Emerging Trends and Trademark Protection in Nigeria’ presented by Mr. Victor Sameria. Mr. Victor is an associate in the Finance and Technology Practice Group of Templars, a tier/band 1 (one) commercial law firm with its headquarters in Lagos. He graduated with a First Class in […]
On 13 December 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) published a call for comments and suggestions to help define the issues related to Intellectual Property (IP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on a draft Issues Paper on IP Policy and AI. According to WIPO, more than 250 submissions were received from a wide array […]