Flora IP’s Dr Titilayo Adebola was one of the judges appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria Office (WNO) to assess the entries for its National Intellectual Property Essay Competition.
The WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition offers students the opportunity to interrogate topical intellectual property themes that affect everyday life in Nigeria. As creativity and innovation are essential for the growth of national economies, I encourage participants to undertake rigorous research in intellectual property law and propose informed recommendations suited to Nigeria.”
Dr Titilayo Adebola, Theme Coordinator for Intellectual Property Law, University of Aberdeen
Competition Overview
“The maiden edition of the WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition was launched on April 26, 2020, by the WIPO Nigeria Office (WNO) as part of efforts to support student engagement and research in the field of intellectual property (IP) in Nigeria. Building on the success of the maiden edition, the Second Edition of the competition was launched by the WNO on April 19, 2021 as part of WNO’s activities in celebration of the World IP Day 2021, themed: IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to market.” The essay competition invited students of tertiary institutions across Nigeria to submit essays not exceeding 1500 words on the topic “Intellectual Property, SMEs, and Economic Recovery in Nigeria.” The objective was to provide an opportunity for students to research and learn more about the field of IP, as well as contribute to policy development in this area by exploring suggestions or ideas that could help stimulate Nigeria’s economic recovery through SMEs. By the final submission deadline of May 28, 2021, the WNO had received a total of 143 entries. These entries emerged from students representing a total of 29 tertiary institutions across Nigeria and 19 distinct disciplines, including undergraduate and graduate students of universities as well as the Nigerian Law School.”
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