Tag: WIPO
Damilola Babade I am delighted to share my reflections on the webinar titled ‘The Importance of Geographical Indications to the Sustainable Development of Nigeria’, organised by the World Intellectual Property …
(I) WIPO NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ESSAY COMPETITION On the 26th April, 2020, the WIPO Nigeria Office launched a national intellectual property essay competition open to registered students of all tertiary institutions …
World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) is celebrated on 26 April every year to share the contributions of intellectual property rights to promoting creativity and innovation. The theme for this year’s …
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Geneva Act), adopted on 20 May 2015, officially entered into force today. The Geneva Act introduces international …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has opened an external office in Nigeria. The WIPO Nigeria Office opened in January 2020 is WIPO’s second external office in Africa. The …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has revealed the theme for this year’s World Intellectual Property (IP) as ‘Innovate for a Green Future.’ WIPO explains that it decided to …
The European Union (EU) deposited its instrument of ratification to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration 1958 …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), with the support of the European Union Intellectual Property (EUIPO), jointly organised the 2019 edition …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) concluded its 37th Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) on 31 August 2018. The week-long IGC 37, …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) launched a guide to intellectual property issues in access and benefit sharing on Thursday, 28 June 2018 at a side event during the …
