AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROTECTION OF PATENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
With the advent of new and rapid evolving technology, there's an apparent need for protection of patent in Nigeria. The provisions of the Patent and Designs Act will not suffice to protect investors from the challenges they face from patent infringers. Inventors encounter new challenges everyday ranging from patent infringement to a host of other challenges and many times, the law is ambiguous on the rights of an inventor or the mechanism for redress afforded to inventors. There is a need for legislative and judicial intervention in the area of patent protection in Nigeria. This research therefore seeks to examine the primary patent protection legislation and judicial mechanisms in Nigeria and its efficacy in protecting investors and their inventions. It also discusses the right that are available to inventors under various legislations and offers recommendations on how the legislation can be better equipped to protect patented inventions.
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