Young practitioners receive insight to Intellectual property law

Photos from the seminar organised by the Intellectual Property Committee Of The Nigerian Bar Association Section On Business Law (NBA-SBL), which took place at the La Cour, Ikoyi, Lagos recently.

The event, which had the theme: “Whither Nigerian IP in the 21st century” is part of the vision of the SBL to deepen the capacity of young lawyers in specific areas of law and to engender the professional development of Nigerian commercial lawyers.

Among those who attended this event were by the Registrar of Trademarks, Patents and Designs, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments, Williams Amuga as well as other key stakeholders of the industry.

Several young lawyers with keen interest in the practice of intellectual property law were also in attendance to discuss their challenges in the practice of Intellectual Property law. Chief among these challenges were the lack of adequate training in global IP trends, an inability to understand the principles governing IP in Nigeria; as well as the non-enforcement and impracticability of IP laws in the country.

At the end of the seminar, practicable solutions were offered by the panel of IP experts to address some of these challenges.