Description

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.