On Monday, April 27, 2015, the Intellectual Property Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment hosted the 2015, World Intellectual Property Day Celebration, themed “Get Up, Stand Up, for Music” at Chelsea Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja. The event was well received and had in...Read More
The Intellectual Property Committee of the Section on Business Law of the Nigerian Bar Association in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Commerce to host event celebrating the World IP Day 2015 at Abuja on April 27.Read More
Intellectual Property Committee Appoints New Chairperson We are proud to announce that our Principal Partner, Mr. Afamefuna Nwokedi has been appointed Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Committee on Intellectual Property. 8th NBA Annual Business Law Conference The Section on Business Law (SBL) of the Nigerian Bar Association recently concluded its 8th Annual Business...Read More
IP Committee hosts World IP Day 2015 in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment On Monday, April 27, 2015, the Intellectual Property Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment hosted the 2015, World Intellectual Property Day Celebration, themed “Get Up, Stand...Read More
We are proud to announce that our Principal Partner, Mr. Afamefuna Nwokedi has been appointed Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Committee on Intellectual Property.Read More
The Section on Business Law (SBL) of the Nigerian Bar Association recently concluded its 8th Annual Business Law Conference. The conference which commenced on 25th May and ended on 27th May was themed Exemplary Governance: Enhancing Economic Development in Nigeria. The conference featured several keynote speakers some of which were The Speaker of the House...Read More
A coalition of the stakeholders in the Nigerian music industry and the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), at the first Nigerian Digital Music Licensing Summit held last year in Lagos set up a working committee to establish the rules and structure for Digital Music Licensing in Nigeria. The committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Tony...Read More
The World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated in Nigeria. Port Harcourt in River State, Nigeria was designated by UNESCO, the world body responsible for the commemoration of the World Book and Copyright Day, as the Book Capital of the World for the year 2014. This great honour to Nigeria has been attributed in many circles...Read More
It was a milestone achievement in the development of intellectual property in Nigeria when the Federal Government launched the first Intellectual Property Automated System, IPAS on January 28, 2014 after 100 years of manual service. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga who launched the IPAS noted that with the IPAS, services would...Read More
Over the years, efforts have always been on the publication of only trademarks in the Trademarks, Patents and Designs Journal published by the Registry of Trademarks, Patents and Designs. In what can be described as a trail blazer since the publication of the journal in Nigeria, the Registrar of Trademarks published both patents and industrial...Read More
