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.
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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
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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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(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, had the floor at about 20:05hrs GMT. The main focus of the seminar was on the use of the Oxford University Standard for
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(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 in the MIPLG virtual seminar series for the personal development of members. It was held on this day, 12 June 2020 and was anchored by Victoria Onyeagbako.
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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
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