Dowload the full text of the Ķeynote Address titled ‘The Role of the Customary Court in protecting Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Intellectual Property in Nigeria’ delivered by Hon. Ehusani Abel Simpa at the 2022 Innovation Conference and Awards.
The event which was organized by the Intellectual Property Institute Nigeria with the theme Innovation as a tool for Sustainable Development held on the 14th December 2022 at the Banquet Hall of the Nigerian National Merit House.
Excerpts of the address:
“From sound to graphics, peculiar occurrence to usage, modern platforms of expressions do not always enable accurate and precise understanding of cultural details…
Intellectual property rights are not new to traditional African societies. Logical, cerebral, creative dimensions of tribal certainties have always been part of us. Tradition and Culture have always protected peculiar rights, interests and properties.
Customary law rules, practices and maxims help to protect the rights of members of our communities and by extension persons or groups who subscribe to or use our traditional knowledge/products.
These structures of fortification are still applicable because of their efficacy and potent elements.”
