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Intellectual property and law in Nigeria / Chudi C. Nwabachili.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nwabachili, Chudi C., author.
- Series:
- Malthouse law books.
- Malthouse Law Books
- Language:
- Egyptian
- Subjects (All):
- Intellectual property--Nigeria.
- Intellectual property.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lagos Mainland, [Nigeria] : Malthouse Press Limited, 2016.
- Summary:
- The legal protection of intellectual property in Nigeria is the focus of this book.Its nine chapters dwell on copyright trademarks, patents, industrial designs and the legal protection of intellectual property in Nigeria.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Foreword
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Meaning of intellectual property
- Nature and Scope of Intellectual Property
- Chapter 2 - Copyright
- Meaning of Copyright
- Nature and scope of copyright
- Historical development
- Justifications for Copyright
- Works eligible for protection
- Copyright Ownership/Authorship
- Administration of Copyright
- Jurisdiction of court over copyright matters
- Infringement of copyright
- Remedies
- Chapter 3 - Trademarks
- Meaning of Trademark
- Nature and Scope of Trademarks
- Justification for Trademark
- Registrable Trademarks
- Trademarks' proprietorship
- The administration of Trademarks in Nigeria
- Jurisdiction of courts over Trademarks matters
- Infringement of Trademark
- Chapter 4 - Patents
- Meaning of Patent
- Nature and Scope of patent
- Justification for patent
- Patentable inventions
- The Patent Grant
- Administration of patent
- Jurisdiction of Courts over patent matters
- Infringement of patent
- Chapter 5 - Industrial Designs
- Meaning of an Industrial design
- Nature and scope of Industrial Design
- Justification for protection of industrial design
- Registrable Design
- Designs proprietorship
- Administration of industrial design
- Jurisdiction of courts over industrial design matters
- Infringement of industrial design
- Chapter 6 - Protectability of Intellectual Property
- How, in practical termns, can intellectual property be protected?
- Legal protection of intellectual property
- Chapter 7 - Basis for Protection
- General
- Right to own
- Publication and dissemination of information.
- Right to control the use
- Protection from deceit
- Protection of business reputation and goodwill
- Promotes competition
- Guarantees prodyct quality
- Indices for measuring development
- Chapter 8 - Challenges to effective protection of intellectual property
- Statutory problems
- Enforcement problems
- Societal problems
- Chapter 9 - Conclusion
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Appendices
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 22, 2017).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9789785545340
- 9785545342
- OCLC:
- 1007840659
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