African Intellectual Property Jurisprudence

I continue in this episode 5 (Please Listen to S.2 E. 5) the examination and analysis of how my visit to cities/countries in the course of my professional duties as an IP academic, IP scholar, IP Professor and IP enthusiast have intersected and impacted the teaching/research of the subject/specialty.

As an Intellectual property scholar/academic you should include traveling to different places, cities, countries as part of your professional programs. These travels would add something "new" into your scholarship. Your interaction with different culture, people, beliefs and life experiences are part of your teaching, learning and research strategy/methodology that will make you that exceptional t...

Continuing the discussion and analysis of the ongoing controversy surrounding the assertion that AI will destroy humanity by proponent of government control and regulation of the technology.

In recent weeks there has been parade of horrible about AI coming from insiders (ex-employees) of one of the front runners (Anthropic) company in the AI sector. They claim that AI has the capacity to destroy humanity in less than 10 years. However, others have responded to counter their perceived dooms day alarm as a ploy to make way for government ultra control of AI systems. What is the truth? W...

Nollywood was coined as a descriptive phrase to identify the indigenous filmmaking craft taking place in Nigeria in the 1990s by a New York Times columnist, Norimitsu Onishi in a 2002 article.

With the recent statement from President Trump of the USA to levy 100% tariff on all films coming into the USA that were not produced/made in USA, the implication of such higher tariff on the emerging cultural creative film industries from Africa like Nollywood is discussed here in this episode.

April 26 is World IP Day. This years theme is "Music and IP: Feel the Beat of IP" An event established by the World Intellectual Property Organization to promote the visibility of intellectual property in human endeavors and its intersectionality. Let us all focus on bringing to reality the global recognition and acceptance of African traditional cultural expressions, which are the main forces tha...

I am continuing the discussion on finding the needed balance in applying AI generative programs in legal writing/education for sustainable Legal education in Africa in the technology era.

My presentation at the 2nd Gulf International forum, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Washington DC-April 12, 2025

I spoke with Law students at Vishwakarma University, Pune in India during their gender inclusivity and parity conference recently. Here is part of that talk.

In a short talk to a group of IP mentees I explored how the Classic Nollywood industry birthed the current Nigerian indigenous Comedy industry-Naija comedy. I also examined the AI creative jurisprudence and the need for IP lawyers to gear up towards uncharted legal territories in rights protection and downstream economic advisory roles. Nollywood, the Nigerian audiovisual industry is among the wor...

I spoke virtually to a group of mentees, which included students and emerging professionals within the intellectual property field about legal ethics and the adherence to Rule of Professional Responsibility of the legal profession. Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify and other streaming platforms.

African Intellectual Property & Traveling Ibn Battutah stated in THE TRAVELS OF IBN BATTUTAH that "Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller" In this episode I reiterate the sentiments of Ibn Battutah, that Traveling from my experience and recordings can impel great IP scholarship, expressions and knowledge.

An exciting Talk with law students, legal scholars and the academic community today (30/01/2025)How law schools (colleges of law) should manage the intervention of Artificial Intelligence in legal scholarship particularly in the Global South. Full broadcast available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartradio, Amazon Music and all other streaming platforms #artificialintelligence #legalwriting #lawschools

An exciting Talk with law students, legal scholars and the academic community today (30/01/2025)How law schools (colleges of law) should manage the intervention of Artificial Intelligence in legal scholarship particularly in the Global South Full broadcast available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartradio, Amazon Music and all other streaming platforms #artificialintelligence #legalwriting #lawschools

In Part 2 and final episode Number 3, we focus on how the interventionist assistance, particularly funds, grants and other forms of technical support can achieve tangible outcomes for the economic benefits of actually creators in the cultural creative industries of Africa-films, music, performances etc. See events referenced in this episode: Kenya Collecting societies disputes over royalties (mone...

In Part 2 and final episode N3, we focus on how the interventionist assistance, particularly funds, grants and other forms of technical support can achieve tangible outcomes for the economic benefits of actually creators in the cultural creative industries of Africa-films, music, performances etc. *Listen to the full episode at Apple Podcast See events referenced in this episode: Kenya Collecting...

In a recent interview I had with the Culture Solutions, an association working towards amplifying the essence of the interventionist agencies (in a good way), I reiterated the need of effective outcomes based on tangible exhibitions of results in the communities of Africa. This audio is a small extract of the more than one hour chat. In 2020, I published a work on how an effective and efficient le...

Before the invasion and plundering of the African Civilization and territories by Colonial Forces of the Northern Hemispheres. African Societies had (and still have) their unique systems of political and creative-innovative outcomes governance. In continuation from Episode 1 I highlight some of the practical methods that Africans used in managing/enforcing their innovations-creations.

The (heightened) advocacy for AI to have the capacity and privileges of humans and or a person in having legal, including economic rights of owning-authorship of an invention/creative work has just been around us for just less than a decade. Meanwhile, indigenous and or Traditional peoples (humans/persons) of the Global South, including some in the North Americas, Australia and certain geographica...