Key Point – This article provides an overview of the developments in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) in Nigeria … and highlights key issues in 10 recent judgments on IP Law in Nigeria. The cases are organized thematically according to …, patents, and designs. Practical Significance – To provide a practical insight into the laws and practice of IPR in Nigeria …

While Nigeria will have no trouble in amending its trade mark laws to reach TRIPs standards, enforcement remains a …

competitive profile of many developing countries in the new knowledge economy. In Nigeria, because of the abundance of creative … technological conversion, Nollywood has made Nigeria one of the top three movie producing nations in the world. Stakeholders in … Nigeria's movie industry have constituted into a powerful pressure group. Along with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC …

two Nigerian companies. In the letter, the comedian had pointed out that two companies—Friesland Foods Wamco Nigeria Plc … (the makers of Peak Milk), and UAC of Nigeria Plc (the makers of Gala)—had used his intellectual properties in their … infringement, this writer examined the comedian’s claim based on the Classes covered by the comedian’s trademark per the Nigeria …

of the originators. The rights recognised in Nigeria are copyright, trademarks, patents, and designs. Unfortunately … menace in Nigeria and other jurisdictions …

regulation. This Chapter reflects on the implications of the current regime for a developing country like Nigeria, in terms of …