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Intellectual Property Law..

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  Digest the term Intellectual Property Law.  By M. J Suleiman Intellectual Property law are laws which deals with, protection and enforcement of rights of the creators and owners of inventions, writing, music, designs and other works. Those works  are known as "intellectual propertys."  There are several areas of intellectual property Such as including copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. 1. Copyright law  protects the rights of creators in their works in fine arts, publishing, entertainment, and computer software. The laws protect the owner of the work if others copy, present, or display the owners work without permission. 2.  Trademark law  protects a word, phrase, symbol or design that is used by an entity to identify its product or service. Examples are Dunkin Donuts orange and pink sausage style lettering, Apple’s apple logo, and Adidas’ three stripes. Trademark owners can prevent others from using their marks, or marks which are confusingly similar so tha

Challenges Of The Judiciary In Contemporary Nigeria (3): Judicial Corruption And Transactional Justice https://tribuneonlineng.com/challenges-of-the-judiciary-in-contemporary-nigeria-3-judicial-corruption-and-transactional-justice/

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 I N recent times, the Nigerian Judiciary is increasingly being perceived as corrupt. The judiciary is composed of judicial officers who are human beings and therefore subject to the vagaries of human nature in its insidious form. While there are good, intellectually sound and upright judicial officers of impeccable character and integrity in Nigeria, it is sad to say that a very tiny percentage of judicial officers in Nigeria fall below the standard expected of judicial officers in the area of intellectual capability, uprightness, character and integrity and this reflects in the poor quality of judgments delivered by the various courts in Nigeria and the growing problem of conflicting judgments and the attendant confusion it brings in the legal system in Nigeria. In my article on Transactional Justice published sometime in February, 2020, I took the honourable position in admitting that there is a growing disposition to purchasing judgments of judges by the highest bidder. My personal

Reasons For Studying Sources of Law

 Reasons For Studying Sources of Law 1. It affords an understanding of the various means by which the law  governing the society is made or through which it comes into  existence, e.g. through formal Legislative processes in parliament  or through judicial precedents 2. It affords the means by which authoritative written materials are  derived. This constitutes the literary source such as are represented by  the statute books and the various compilations of the annual laws and  the statutes in force including textbooks and monographs, with which  a lawyer should be thoroughly familiar. 3. The study of the sources of law facilitates an understanding of the  process by which law derives its validity. This refers to formal  sources of law such as reflected in the constitution of a country and  the activities of enacting bodies like the National Assembly. 4. A mastery of the sources of law of a given society also enhances an  understanding of the historical factors that have influenced the

Empire of Kanem-Bornu (c. 9th century-1900) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

Empire of Kanem-Bornu (c. 9th century-1900) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

Paradigm Initiative Taiwo Bankole Prize 2017 for Nigerian undergraduates ( N1 Million Naira prize)

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Paradigm Initiative Taiwo Bankole Prize 2017 for Nigerian undergraduates ( N1 Million Naira prize)   By   OFA  -  October 16, 2017 Application Deadline: October 31, 2017. Paradigm Initiative  is now accepting entries for its  N1 Million Naira Taiwo Bankole Prize. The Taiwo Bankole Prize  honours a viable tech product/idea designed by a Nigerian undergraduate or a group of undergraduates. The Prize encourages creativity and innovation among Nigerian undergraduates with interest in ICT. Entry is open to students of all Nigerian tertiary institutions who can compete as an individual or as a group. Submit your entry  here Benefits: Twenty finalists will be selected and have the chance to pitch their products to a panel during 2017 Techtiary Forum holding in Lagos in November. Entrants for the prize must also register now for the  forum here . The cash prize of N1 Million is strictly for product development and winner(s) must be committed to build what they prop

NNPC/TOTAL National Merit Scholarship Scheme 2017/2018 for Nigerian students in Tertiary Institutions

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NNPC/TOTAL National Merit Scholarship Scheme 2017/2018 for Nigerian students in Tertiary Institutions.  By   OFA  - October 10, 2017 Application Deadline:  October 31, 2017 . Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), in pursuance of its Corporate Social Responsibility,  invites applications from suitably qualified Nigerians for the  2017/2018 National Merit Scholarship. Annually,  Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) , and  Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria (TUCN):   Total Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited (Total E&P Nig Ltd) and Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) ,  together with their venture partners, award scholarships to deserving Nigerian students in the tertiary institutions in the country. The programme is aimed at promoting academic excellence and quality manpower development in the Country. This is one of the many ways TOTAL demonstrates its commitment to the educational development of Nigerian students. It is a part

Life. scientific discovery

There was light. But then what happened? How did life arise on the third rocky planet orbiting the unremarkable star at the center of our solar system? Humans have been wondering about the answer to that question probably almost as long as we've been able to wonder. In recent decades scientists have made some gains in understanding the conceivable mechanisms, gradually settling on a possible picture of our origins in the oceans. The idea was that hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the seas, protected from cataclysms rending the surface four billion years ago, delivered the necessary energy and could have sustained the molecules needed. Perhaps not. Water was a necessary ingredient, surely, but that doesn't mean we sprang from oceans, according to researchers Martin J. Van Kranendonk, David W. Deamer and Tara Djokic in our cover story, “ Life Springs .” Oceans, they write, might have spread the needed molecules too quickly for cell membranes and functions to occur. Inst