Intellectual Property

January 2021

December 2020

Own an App? Here are some Intellectual Property issues to consider

2020-12-07T14:01:49+01:00

An application software (app) is a program designed to help customers perform particular activities. These apps, which are usually on our electronic devices, are used to control several things ranging from health & fitness, music, [...]

Own an App? Here are some Intellectual Property issues to consider2020-12-07T14:01:49+01:00

June 2020

Collection of royalties for the exploitation of copyright works- A Review of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Multichoice Nigeria Limited v. Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/ Gte

2020-06-23T15:13:47+01:00

In the recent decision in Multichoice Nigeria Limited v. Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/ Gte, the Court of Appeal decided that assignees of copyrighted works under contracts concluded before the Copyright Act are entitled to [...]

Collection of royalties for the exploitation of copyright works- A Review of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Multichoice Nigeria Limited v. Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/ Gte2020-06-23T15:13:47+01:00

May 2020

April 2020

INNOVATION AND IP

2020-04-23T15:51:37+01:00

In celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, AELEX is organising a virtual free legal clinic, themed, 'Innovation and IP' which is scheduled to hold by 12:30pm on 28th April 2020. Intended participants at the webinar [...]

INNOVATION AND IP2020-04-23T15:51:37+01:00

AN EXECUTIVE LOOK AT THE ROLE OF TRADEMARK LAW IN ADVANCING A GREEN FUTURE IN NIGERIA

2020-04-23T15:29:32+01:00

Our Davidson Oturu will be a panelist in an upcoming webinar titled “An Executive Look at the Role of Trademark Law in Advancing a Green Future in Nigeria.” This webinar is scheduled for 3pm - [...]

AN EXECUTIVE LOOK AT THE ROLE OF TRADEMARK LAW IN ADVANCING A GREEN FUTURE IN NIGERIA2020-04-23T15:29:32+01:00

February 2020

January 2020

Protecting Software as Intellectual Property Rights in Nigeria

2020-01-15T19:02:20+01:00

Software applications are continuously being developed to solve myriads of problems in financial services, payment systems, communications, manufacturing and other area With the use of software applications, people can now communicate with their business partners [...]

Protecting Software as Intellectual Property Rights in Nigeria2020-01-15T19:02:20+01:00

October 2019

Protection of Image Rights 1

2019-10-28T11:11:37+01:00

Image rights, which extend beyond photographs, are beginning to gain prominence with numerous instances of their exploitations and infringements. In our article in the link below, we examine the scope of image rights, their commercialisation [...]

Protection of Image Rights 12019-10-28T11:11:37+01:00

September 2019

ǼLEX PARTNER DAVIDSON OTURU INTERVIEWED BY THE WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW

2019-09-02T10:05:10+01:00

ǼLEX Partner, Davidson Oturu, was recently interviewed by the World Trademark Review. He spoke, amongst other issues, on how owners of trademarks can protect their marks against persons who seek to register those marks as [...]

ǼLEX PARTNER DAVIDSON OTURU INTERVIEWED BY THE WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW2019-09-02T10:05:10+01:00

June 2019

A DISCOURSE ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASPECT OF BIG DATA

2019-08-09T08:59:23+01:00

Big Data describes the massive collection of structured, unstructured and multi-structured data that flow through our digital universe every day — data streamed from phones and credit cards, internet activities and embedded systems, televisions and computers; [...]

A DISCOURSE ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASPECT OF BIG DATA2019-08-09T08:59:23+01:00

March 2019

THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

2019-08-09T08:56:07+01:00

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving innovation and as technology advances, so too does the ability to use AI in diverse ways. This has led to the recent uptrend in AI deployment by start-ups and large [...]

THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE2019-08-09T08:56:07+01:00

February 2019

AELEX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE RECOGNISED BY WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW (WTR)

2019-09-10T15:51:30+01:00

ǼLEX is pleased to announce that its Intellectual Property Practice has been recognised in the 2019 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. This listing is yet another endorsement of our IP team’s hard [...]

AELEX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE RECOGNISED BY WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW (WTR)2019-09-10T15:51:30+01:00

AELEX PARTNER RECEIVES RECOMMENDATION IN WTR 2019 RANKING

2020-04-23T15:18:35+01:00

One of our Partners in the IP & TMT Practice Group, Davidson Oturu LL.M, has received an individual recommendation in the 2019 rankings by the "World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals”. [...]

AELEX PARTNER RECEIVES RECOMMENDATION IN WTR 2019 RANKING2020-04-23T15:18:35+01:00

December 2018

ǼLEX PARTNER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, AND ASSOCIATE CONTRIBUTE TO FRANCHISING GLOBAL GUIDE: NIGERIA

2019-08-09T08:49:57+01:00

Our Davidson Oturu LL.M, Tiwalola Osazuwa and Frances Anaekwe are the contributors to the Nigerian chapter of the recently published Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guide on Franchising. The publication examines the different models of local [...]

ǼLEX PARTNER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, AND ASSOCIATE CONTRIBUTE TO FRANCHISING GLOBAL GUIDE: NIGERIA2019-08-09T08:49:57+01:00

September 2018

ǼLEX CONTRIBUTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE TO: FRANCHISE 2019

2018-09-27T10:33:03+01:00

ǼLEX contributed to the Nigerian Chapter on Franchising in the 2019 edition of INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE. The Guide covers common issues in franchise laws and regulations including Competition Law, Real Estate and the protection of [...]

ǼLEX CONTRIBUTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE TO: FRANCHISE 20192018-09-27T10:33:03+01:00

August 2018

Patent Infringement in Nigeria – When can it be excused

2018-08-17T16:13:50+01:00

Patents are exclusive time-bound rights given to an inventor by a government where such inventor successfully demonstrates that his disclosed invention is novel (new) and capable of industrial application.One of the goals of the patent registration [...]

Patent Infringement in Nigeria – When can it be excused2018-08-17T16:13:50+01:00

June 2018

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DOMAIN NAME IN NIGERIA

2018-06-04T19:30:05+01:00

Simply put, a domain name can be considered as the name that a person or business chooses for his/its website. It is used to identify a registered Internet Protocol (IP) address which online visitors can use [...]

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DOMAIN NAME IN NIGERIA2018-06-04T19:30:05+01:00
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