Intellectual Property Rights Law, ICT AND Corporate Governance
Course Category: LEGAL/JUDICIAL COURSES
Course Fee: $4,500
MODULE 1: Copyright
- Basics of copyright
- Existence, ownership and infringement
- Is a work capable of copyright protection?
- Is the work in a ‘fixed’ form?
- Does the work qualify for Nigeria copyright protection?
- Is the work still protected by copyright?
- Who is the owner of the copyright?
- Will copyright be infringed?
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFRINGEMENTS
- Are there any defences to infringement?
- What remedies are available?
- Civil remedies
- Criminal remedies
- International considerations
- Berne Convention
- Universal Copyright Convention
- Exploiting copyright
MORAL RIGHTS
- Moral Rights
- Types of moral rights
- Moral rights relating to copyright works
- Database rights
- Is it a database?
- Does the database qualify for protection?
- Who is the owner of the right?
- How long does the right last?
- What protection does the right give the owner?
- Are there any defences to infringement?
- What remedies are available?
DESIGN RIGHTS
- Registered design rights
- Is a design capable of registration?
- Registering a design
- Infringement
- Dealing with registered design rights
- Unregistered design rights
- Requirements for an unregistered design right
- Overlap between copyright and design rights
PATENTS
- Legal framework
- Is an invention patentable?
- Applying for a UK patent
- Applying for a patent under the EPC
- Applying for a patent under the PCT
- Infringement
- Dealing with patents
- Where is the Unitary Patent?
TRADE MARKS
- Trade marks
- Is a mark capable of registration?
- Registering a trade mark
- Protecting a trade mark
- Revocation and invalidity
MODULE 2: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- Executive Overview (An executives guide to good governance in one day)
- Implementing An Effective Whistleblowing Policy and Process (How to do it)
- The Bribery Act And How To Comply (How to do it)
- Executive and Management Employment Contracts (Be aware of the law)
- Managing Potetial Conflicts of Interests of Employees and Advisors (How to do it)
- Corporate Security (Physical and Information) (Here from the experts)
- Strategic Budgeting (Maximising Shareholder Returns)
MODULE 2: ICT for Lawyers and Judiciary
- Exchange information on court operations.
- Improve case law management and filing.
- Optimize speed through digital operation as against paper work.
- Reduce delays in finalizing judgments.
- Improve case law management.
- Improve court administration.
Dates:
17 Dec - 21 Dec, 2018 | 11 Mar - 15 Mar, 2019 | 08 Jul - 05 Jul, 2019 | 07 Oct - 11 Oct, 2019
Venues:
USA | London | Dubai | South Africa | Ghana
