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The 2025 MIPLG Debate Competition, a prestigious annual event for students from African tertiary institutions, focused on the discipline of Intellectual Property. This year’s competition was held from...
The semi-final round of the MIPLG International Debate Competition 2025 has officially come to a close! Our semi-finalists delivered powerful arguments, critical insights, and exceptional advocacy as they...
We are pleased to announce the conclusion of the quarter-final round of the MIPLG International Debate Competition 2025. It was a compelling showcase of intellect, advocacy, and strategic thinking, with...
After an intense and intellectually charged preliminary round and following a rigorous judging process of all entries received at the close of submissions, we are thrilled to announce that our esteemed...
Trademark prosecution refers to the legal process of registering a trademark with the relevant government authority to ensure its protection and exclusive use within the marketplace. This process involves...
The MIPLG has taken a remarkable step toward promoting intellectual property (IP) awareness among young learners across Africa by translating her book- IP for Kids- into various African languages, making...
Check out the MIPLG Award Magazine Here The Intellectual Property (IP) Awards is a ground-breaking initiative that celebrates the transformative power of ingenuity in fostering progress through Creativity,...
This year marks a momentous milestone for My Intellectual Property Law Guide (MIPLG) as we celebrate 5 incredible years of fostering creativity, innovation, and intellectual property (IP) awareness across...
QUARTER-FINALS SCORE SHEET (GROUP A) JUDGING CRITERIA LUXMORE CHIWUTA POKROVSKAYA ANNA UNIVERSITY...
My Intellectual Property Law Guide (MIPLG) is thrilled to present a report on it inaugural IP Sensitization for Secondary School Outreach conducted by Usmanu Danfodiyo University IP Club (IPLC UDUS). As...
How Start-ups Can Protect their Intellectual Property With Employment Contracts by Akinola Marian. The apprehension over losing innovative ideas and creative talent is a real concern for all companies,...
In commemoration of our anniversary, we held an #ipforkids outreach at Fountain School, Abuja. As always, it was a beautiful outing explaining #creativity and #innovation to the students. Our profound...
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In a mission to sensitive Kids across Nigeria about Intellectual Property through the ‘Intellectual Property For Kids Outreaches’, My Intellectual Property Law Guide (MIPLG) in collaboration...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The eighth seminar in the MIPLG virtual seminar series for the personal development dealt on the topic- “Understanding Trade Secrets and its impact on developing countries”. It was held on 21 August...
Participants who have qualified for stage 2 may now prepare for a virtual debate on 29 August 2020. This debate largely adopts the British Parliamentary Debate Style with two teams- the ‘proposition’...
MIPLG has developed an Intellectual Property Community aimed at creating a continuous interaction between the various IP segments in Africa. The vision for this IP Community is to create a ‘one-stop shop’...
DATE: 25TH JULY, 2020 TIME: 8:00 PM TOPIC: WHAT IS DOMESTIC IP LAW? SPEAKER: MR. CHARLES EMEJUO The seminar took place via the ZOOM App. The Speaker, Mr. Charles Emejuo introduced the topic to be discussed...
In line with our commitment to propagate intellectual property awareness in Africa, the topic for the first stage of the MIPLG Virtual Debate Competition is: “Recognition of Intellectual Property Rights...
THEME: INFLUENCING THE FUTURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN AFRICA To encourage creativity and innovation for economic growth and development in Africa, My Intellectual Property (IP) Law Guide...
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria Office has announced the winners of the first National Essay Competition over a virtual conversation on “Opportunities for Improved Access to...
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria Office has announced a date for the release of the results from the just concluded WIPO Essay Competition 2020. This competition was organised...
A presentation by Winnie Myers on 11.07.2020 titled “Duration of Copyright Protection: A Comparative Guide to the Duration of Copyright Protection under the International, Regional, and Country- Specific...
Topic: Duration of Copyright Protection Date: 11 July 2020 Time: 7PM (GMT +1) Presenter: Winnie Akushika Myers Platform: Zoom The fifth personal development seminar of...
(SEMINAR 4) Date: 26 June, 2020 Time: 8PM Topic: Referencing in Legal Writing Moderator: Nana B. Mensah-Bonsu Platform: Zoom The seminar commenced at exactly 20:00hrs GMT. The moderator, Nana B. Mensah-Bonsu,...
(SEMINAR 3) Date: 12 June 2020 Time: 8:00pm WAT Topic: The World Intellectual Property Organization (History, Background, Functions) Anchor: Victoria C. Onyeagbako Platform: Zoom This is the third...
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...
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...
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...
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. https://myiplawguide.com/wp-...
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...
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,...
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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 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...
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...
MIPLG in collaboration with the Intellectual Property (IP) Associations of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, University of Lagos and University of Ibadan...
Following the launch of MIPLG Career Development and Mentorship Scheme (CDMS), MIPLG – CDMS GUIDELINES have been published to establish basic requirements of the Scheme. Intended participants on...
When we talk about copyright, an average individual averts his / her mind to cultural works such as literature, newspapers, drawings and photographs, artworks, films, plays and of course music. These are...
When we talk about copyright, an average individual averts his / her mind to cultural works such as literature, newspapers, drawings and photographs, artworks, films, plays and of course music. These are...