INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, ETHICS AND VALUES IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION
| Main Authors: | Dr. Felix Chukwuma, Aguboshim, Obiokafor, Ifeyinwa Nkemdilim |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4642369 |
Daftar Isi:
- Intellectual property (IP) right protection is of significant importance globally. However, Intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection in Nigeria has become ineffective, partly because IP laws are not harmonized locally or internationally due to varied cultural backgrounds, and partly because there are no uniformity in the enforcement of IPRs, ethics, and values to protect against IP theft, especially in Nigeria where IP theft or piracy is prevalent. This study highlights the challenges created by poor IP laws, ethics, and values in Nigeria. It also unravels the challenges that militate against IPRs of creators and inventors in Nigeria. In this study, the authors explored a narrative review of prior research that focused on the theoretical underpinnings of vast works of literature that revealed significant information on challenges of IPRs that negatively affect the promotion of creative innovation by inventors, and strategies to close these gaps. The authors identified the benefits of IPRs protection and the challenges contributing to poor IPRs enforcement in Nigeria. Results show that IPRs, ethics, and values are crippled by out-dated, non-sustainable, or virtually non-existent policies and an anti-piracy system. Findings from this study may encourage proper awareness of IPRs, implications of IP theft, and effective enforcement of IPRs of creators and inventors in Nigeria