Articles by Ufuoma Akpotaire

About Ufuoma Akpotaire
Ufuoma is a guest contributor at Nooktoria, where she shares insights on trademarks, patents, copyright protection, and intellectual property (IP) infringement. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in New York and an LL.B. (Honors) from the University of Nigeria. Ufuoma is licensed to practice law in both Nigeria and the State of New York. With a strong academic background and cross-border legal experience, she brings a thoughtful and practical perspective to emerging issues in IP law.
Copyright
Copyright

Some Basic Facts About Copyright in Nigeria

1. What is Copyright? For authors, artists, songwriters, music publishers and composers, photographers and other creators, copyright provides the assurance that they can share their work with the public without the fear or unauthorized use. [Read More]
Board Games
Copyright

Protecting Board Games in Nigeria

Board games can be protected using a number of intellectual property tools including copyright, trademarks and patents. Copyright Protection for Board Games If a board game includes any written or pictorial element such as an [Read More]
Trademarks Registration in Nigeria
Trademarks

Stages Involved in Trademark in Nigeria

After a trademark application is filed in Nigeria, it must go through several stages of review before it can be registered and the applicant issued a certificate of registration. Stages Involved In Trademark Registration in [Read More]