IP Matters by Senator Ihenyen, Lead Partner If you consider it unbelievable that the brand name and image of Michael Jackson was recently valued at $2,105—the price of a heavily used 20-year-old Honda as put by the U.S. Tax.. Read more
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Intellectual Property
May 7, 2021
Michael Jackson: Brand Name and Image Valued by the Jackson Estate at the Price of a Heavily Used 20-year-old Honda Civic
Intellectual Property
April 26, 2021
World IP Day for IP and SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market; Infusion Lawyers marks 4th anniversary!
Introduction Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are globally recognized as engines of socio-economic transformation. They have become rooted as the substructure, enabler, and driver of wealth in many economies of the world—driving job creation and re-engineering the ordinances of business.. Read more
Intellectual Property
March 17, 2021
Why Businesses Must Avoid Use of Unregistered Trademarks: Risks and Threats to Brand Protection in Nigeria
by Gabriel Eze, Associate Introduction However well established a brand may be, it must continue to adopt an intellectual property (IP) strategy that aligns with its business or organizational model and goals otherwise risks missing out on revenue opportunities. Today’s.. Read more
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Startup Law
Startups
Tech Entrepreneurs
What Startups Badly Need Series
September 29, 2020
Why Your Startup Badly Needs an NDA
Tobechukwu Ndunagu, Associate Introduction If you are a startup or business generally about to pitch to investors, you may want to have a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to make sure that any confidential information you share about your business model.. Read more
Intellectual Property
IP & IT Advocacy
May 15, 2020
UPDATED: Enter the WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition.
Submission deadline now 5 June 2020. Email address to submit essay to is nigeria.office@wipo.int UPDATE: Submission deadline now 5 June 2020. Please submit essay to nigeria.office@wipo.int Click here to download Competition Guidelines.
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Startups
What Startups Badly Need Series
March 3, 2020
Why You Badly Need to Protect the Intellectual Property of Your Startup
Most startups fail to realize the power of IP, so they simply relegate IP matters to the bottom of the budget, if included in the budget at all. This is because most startup founders think IP is not critical to product validation, building traction, scaling, or attracting funding. Wrong. If your startup gets a good IP lawyer or law firm, IP could be integrated into every aspect of your startup, thus creating immense value.
Intellectual Property
January 28, 2020
Grab your Brand NOW™: Register your trade mark today before it’s too late.
Your trade mark is at the heart of your business, whether you are big or small. The brand name of your business, product, or service is vital. It is what distinguished your business, products, or service from those of others… Read more
Intellectual Property
May 19, 2019
Samuel Okwaraji gets a Google doodle on Posthumous 55th Birthday; Gets selected in Infusion Lawyers’ ‘Legacy of Legends’.
Today the world celebrates the late Nigerian Super Eagles midfielder, Samuel Okwaraji as Google honours the legend with a doogle on Google.com! Today 19 May is the former midfielder’s 55th posthumous birthday. Samuel Okwaraji died at 25 at a World.. Read more
Intellectual Property
March 17, 2019
Image Rights and How They Apply in Nigeria: A Scenario from IP ABC
When it comes to the violation of image rights of a person, you will most likely be considering three legal implications: (1) violation of right to privacy; (2) violation of right of publicity; and (3) copyright infringement. Click link to.. Read more
Intellectual Property
November 13, 2018
Stan Lee, legendary Marvel comic-book writer, passes on.
by Tobechukwu Ndunagwu Stan Lee (Stanley Martin Lieber) December 28, 1922–November 12, 2018 (95 years) was an American comic-book writer, editor, producer and publisher. Lee was key to Marvel’s expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a.. Read more