One Stop Overview Of Basic Intellectual Property Right
Requirements.1
- Introduction
The incidence of start-ups and tech companies in Nigeria has led
to the birth of various intellectual properties. Frequently, these
fledgling companies are unaware of their existing or potential
rights and opportunities. Some of the companies who are aware of
their rights lack the basic information required for protection. It
is thus expedient to re-establish and expatiate the requirements
for intellectual property rights protection in Nigeria.
- Patent
A patent is an exclusive right granted over an invention,
whether a product or a process, that provides a new way of doing
something, or offers a new technical solution to a
problem.2 Essentially, patents give its owner the legal
right to exclude others from making, using, or selling
an invention for a limited period of time.3
