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Nigeria

Intellectual Property Issues Spotted in Nigeria’s Lions’ Den TV Show

July 26, 2022 Seun Lari-Williams 0

As all entrepreneurs know, there is often a long, bumpy road between the ‘eureka-moment’ and having a scalable business; and securing adequate finance for the […]

Alternatives to IP Litigation in Nigeria

May 10, 2022 Seun Lari-Williams 0

Former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice Burger once said “that the notion that ordinary people want black-robed Judges and well-dressed lawyers […]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A NECESSARY TOOL FOR PROTECTING BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA’S FASHION INDUSTRY

January 7, 2022 admin 7

INTRODUCTION This article seeks to answer the questions of what legal protections are available to stakeholders in the Nigerian fashion industry and what challenges are […]

Why Digital Lending Lags in Nigeria and How It Can Thrive?

November 10, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 0

While Fintech has taken root in Nigeria, attracting the attention of both foreign and local investors, it has not been all roses for both customers […]

Nigeria’s Competition law, A Call for More Action

September 19, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 0

Introduction In January 2019, Nigeria signed its first comprehensive competition law.[1] Prior to this, there was no single legislation encapsulating the principles and tenets of […]

Need for Better Intellectual Property Protection of Software in Nigeria

September 1, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 1

From the control of various machines such as aircrafts, pacemakers, and other medical devices to the movie and video game industry, it is safe to […]

An Examination of the Legal Framework for Data Protection in Nigeria and its Implications for Security And Economy

July 22, 2021 admin 0

INTRODUCTION The urge for data protection is a growing demand in various sectors that make up the society. Ours is a digitalized world where globalization […]

Intellectual Property Protection for dancers in Nigeria

June 21, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 0

Galala, Suo, Alanta, Azonto, Skelewu, Shoki, Shaka-shaku… It goes without saying that Nigerians are great at conceiving and creating dances, pattern of steps, movements and […]

Is Blockchain the Future of Copyright Protection?

May 6, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 0

Introduction There is no gainsaying the fact that the lack of adequate protection of copyright in Nigeria is heightened in this era of the digital […]

Empowering Authors in Nigeria via Fairer Copyright Contract Law: Authors’ Activism

April 19, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 1

“A day will come, when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as whiskey, or any other of the necessaries […]

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Are you ready to test your IP knowledge?

Economic Rights under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957 are enumerated under:

A request for Foreign Filing License shall be disposed of by the Indian patent office within:

Pre-grant opposition before the Indian Patent Office can be filed by:

An important consideration for the grant of a patent of an invention is:

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

The 2017 movie Raabta was alleged to be a copy of the Telugu movie:

Ariana Grande faced Copyright Infringement lawsuit in January 2020 for which of her song?

Which of these is a geographical indication?

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

Which of the following is not patentable under the Patents Act of 1970?

The minimum term of patent protection required as per TRIPS is:

Prior art search includes:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

The Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

This sound mark belongs to whom:

https://storage.googleapis.com/theippress/2020/06/0cfa0277-media.wav

The popular symbol for copyright ‘©’ originated in which country?

The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) received the assent of President on:

Economic rights to performers for their performances fixed in audio-visual fixations were given in which international agreement?

The term "patent troll" was coined by the staff of which company?

Which was the first country to have a full-fledged copyright statute?

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

The letters ‘FR’ in the term ‘FRAND’ for SEP licensing stands for:

Singer Adele was sued for copyright infringement of which of her song?

A "3-D shape" of a product can be protected under:

The Central Government reviews the Secrecy directions under Indian patent act at the intervals of:

 

 

India is a member of:

The letters 'ND' in the term 'FRAND' for SEP licensing mean:

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

Beyonce and Jay Z were recently sued for copyright infringement for which of their song?

Before the Copyright Act, 1957 (amended in 2012), which statute governed the copyright
laws in India?

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

Who is appointed as the WIPO's next Director-General on May 8, 2020, by the consensus of the member states of the (WIPO):

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was established in the year:

What is the period of protection of copyright granted in USA and UK?

A patentee has a right to claim damages for infringement from date of:

Number of classes of ‘works’ under Indian Copyright Law:

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

The Indian Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

'Prior art' in patent law includes

Can Disney sue a cakemaker for making an “Elsa” inspired cake?

What does a trademark protect?

In "quid-pro-quo", quo stands for:

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

Taylor Swift was sued for copyright infringement for which of her song?

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

Hint: Did you know Shahrukh Khan’s tattoo in Don2 was copyrighted?

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

The time limit for filing PCT National phase application in India is:

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

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