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U.S. Mission Promotes Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Nigeria

by Araayo Akande April 29, 2022
by Araayo Akande April 29, 2022

In collaboration with the American Business Council, the U.S. Mission hosted the second edition of its intellectual property (IP) symposium on “Intellectual Property and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future,” the theme for World IP Day 2022.

The two-day symposium, led by the United States Department of Justice’s INL-funded Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Attorney-Adviser (ICHIP), brought together key stakeholders in Nigeria’s IPR protection framework, including leading entertainment and creative industry leaders.

At the opening ceremony, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard said that protecting intellectual property rights is critical for any economy that wants to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ambassador Leonard noted that strong intellectual property rights protection is essential to creating jobs and opening new markets for goods and services.

She encouraged stakeholders in the intellectual property space to shore up Nigeria’s IPR legal framework and lay a solid foundation for the youth to drive innovation.

“Nigerian youth are an incredible source of ingenuity and creativity,” Ambassador Leonard said. “A strong system of intellectual property rights assures inventors, industrial designers, musicians, and artists alike that their creative content will be protected and valued.”

The symposium featured a plenary session, thematic panel discussions, and exhibitions focusing on Nigeria’s burgeoning entertainment and creative industries.

Participants discussed how intellectual property rights can support their goals, help transform ideas into reality, generate income, create jobs, and positively impact.

On the one hand, leading industry, legal and academic speakers explored options for making Nigerian IP infrastructure work for innovative youth in Nigeria. In contrast, creative industry pioneers discussed negotiating opportunities for Nigeria’s creative industry.

The symposium featured a spirited secondary school debate on the relevance of IPR protection for Nigeria’s better future and thought-provoking art performances to spotlight the place of creativity.

Through economic diplomacy overseas, the United States encourages host-nation governments to establish predictable legal regimes to secure intellectual property rights.

OPDAT’s ICHIP Attorney at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja serves as the sub-Saharan African regional hub for developing and administering technical and developmental assistance programs designed to enhance the capabilities of foreign justice sector institutions and law enforcement to prevent and combat intellectual property offences and cybercrimes.

The U.S. Mission Nigeria organized the first intellectual property symposium in 2019 on “Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals and Piracy.” The Embassy-funded original film, Fishbone, premiered at the 2019 symposium.

The film on the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals has been translated into French to benefit IP stakeholders in Francophone African countries.

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