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MIPLG Personal Development Series

Navigating a career path in Trademark prosecution

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 preparing and filing trademark applications, seeking registration, maintaining trademark rights, and addressing any opposition or interference during the registration process. While individual countries maintain their own...

Intellectual Property as Collateral for Credit Access

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...

Understanding Trade Secrets and its impact on developing countries.

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 2020 and was anchored by Chubby Obianyo. The seminar started with a brief introduction by the Anchor at about 8:05 PM. The Anchor...

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