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*008      s2022||||   |||||||||||||||||eng||            
*041  $aeng
*1001 $aOlubiyi, Ifeoluwa A.,$ekirjoitettu.
*24510$aContemporary Challenges to Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries :$bLooking Beyond the Laws (Nigeria as a Case Study) /$cIfeoluwa A. Olubiyi, Uzoamaka A. Emerole, Ayokunle F. Adetula.
*260  $c2022
*300  $as. 5-30
*490  $aIIC : International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law,$x0018-9855 ;$v53(1)
*520  $aIntellectual property rights (IPRs) are essential for the promotion of creativity and innovation in society. They also play a major role in driving the socio-economic development of nations. Particularly in developing countries, IPR protection has been bedeviled by various challenges which have hindered these countries from harnessing the potentials that IPRs could contribute to their development. For some time, emphasis has been placed on the inadequacy of laws as a major contributory factor to IPR protection in these countries especially where the IPR laws have not been made compliant with international IPR treaties or adapted to today’s knowledge and information and communication technology-driven society. While much literature focuses on the challenge of inadequate laws, little concentrates on other attendant factors that confront the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights in making a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of these countries. This paper employs a socio-legal approach in examining contemporary challenges militating against the protection of intellectual property rights in developing countries by using Nigeria as a case study. An understanding of these other factors is essential for lawmakers, policymakers, researchers, businesses and investors in these economies. It finds that beyond the challenge of inadequate IPR legislation, factors that hinder effective protection of IPRs include the internet, technology, enforcement, financial empowerment, awareness and lack of a general IP culture. This paper suggests taking a holistic approach to the promotion and protection of intellectual property rights which seeks to address the multifaceted challenges militating against IP rights.
*650 7$aimmateriaalioikeus$0http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3068$2yso/fin
*650 7$akehitysmaat$0http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p17004$2yso/fin
*653  $aNIGERIA
*7001 $aEmerole, Uzoamaka A.,$ekirjoittaja.
*7001 $aAdetula, Ayokunle F.,$ekirjoittaja.
*852  $hSA-IIC
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