Its been a very busy period for our IP department. First was the was the very well attended and received seminar in Lagos titled “Wither Nigerian IP in the 21st Century” hosted by Intellectual Property Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) chaired by our Principal Partner and Group Head, Mr. Afam...Read More
On September 28 and 29, 2015, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) in collaboration with the Growth & Employment Project (GEM) and sponsored by the World Bank, organised the 2nd Nigerian Digital Music Summit themed “Establishing the Basic Rules of Engagement in the Digital Environment”. The two-day event provided an opportunity for key players in the...Read More
At a recent workshop on “Nigeria’s Digital Economy and the Copyright System: Challenges and Opportunities for Strategic Growth in the Information Age”, several key issues bordering on the current and future course of copyright in Nigeria were discussed. The Google supported workshop which held at Southern Sun, Ikoyi Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria from 15-16 June 2015...Read More
Reputed to be the largest annual meeting of its kind in the last 137 years, trademark professionals from about 150 countries all around the world would be gathering at San Diego, United States of America from May 2 -6 2015 for the International Trademarks Association’s annual meeting.Read More
The 9th annual conference of the Section on Business Law (SBL) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is slated to hold from June 7th to 9th, 2015 at Eko Hotel & Suites. The conference is themed, “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”.Read More
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body charged with the registration of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses have continued to roll out new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) for registration. Since January 12, 2012 when ICANN began accepting applications for new gTLDs, some gTLDs like .adult and .porn have attracted public comments. However none...Read More
This judicial precedent prevents any future devious copyright take down notices against mobile companies for their failure to withdraw particular publications.Read More
According to the E.U Court, mobile companies are not liable to pay compensation to copyright holders for the inclusion of legally acquired music or film on their devices for private use. This judgment is the product of a Danish case against Nokia by Copydan.Read More
At the 7th Annual ICC Roundtable on Competition Policy held on April 27, 2015 in Sydney Australia, the organization announced the publication of its new antitrust compliance toolkit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) named: “Why Complying with Competition Law is Good for Your Business” (ICC SME Toolkit) and the ICC Recommendations on Pre-Merger Notification...Read More
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) established in 1972, is holding its next annual meeting on September 27-29, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL USA. For more information please visit their website: http://www.ipo.org/Read More
