LexisNexis Launches New Sustainable Innovation Measurement Framework & more… Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…
LexisNexis Launches New Sustainable Innovation Measurement Framework
LexisNexis® Legal & Professional is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative extension to its leading Intellectual Property analytics solution, LexisNexis® PatentSight®, that makes sustainable-focused innovation identifiable, searchable, and trackable through mapping the global patent system to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). This new, objective measure gives organizations globally an unparalleled view into the global innovation landscape while revealing opportunities in sustainable technology.
Proposed Copyright Law Will Protect Intellectual Property Against Exploitation – Senator Abiru
Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos East) said there is need for a new law that will protect intellectual property of Nigerians in film, book and works from other creative sectors against exploitation. Senator Abiru made the assertion in Abuja on Tuesday at a one-day Public Hearing on the two bills; The Bill For An Act To Repeal The Copyright Act CAP C28 LFN 2004 and re-enact The Copyright Act 2021 And Other Connected Matters (SB.688) and (SB769).
IP lawyers should prepare for changes to processes before Trademarks Opposition Board
Intellectual property lawyers should prepare for changes that have been introduced to the appeals and opposition process before the Trademarks Opposition Board and before the Federal Court, says Sanjukta Tole, a partner in Dickinson Wright LLP in Toronto.
Minister Seeks IPR Waiver For Equitable Access To Covid Vaccines
In his address to G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Naples, Italy, Piyush Goyal said that one of the ways to dismantle trade barriers is by accepting the TRIPS waiver proposal. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called for the waiver of intellectual property rights (IPR) and dismantling new trade barriers to ensure equitable access of COVID-19 vaccines and other such related health essentials in global fight against the pandemic.
