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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

Intellectual property right The World Intellectual Property Organization coordinates the policies and national initiatives around intellectual property rights and has defined intellectual property as referring to the “unique value creation of the human intellect that results from human ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness”.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. Heads up: The Regulations were revoked in March by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Royalty Collection and Distribution) (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations, 2023.

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Algorithmic Transparency and the Smart State

SpicyIP

While there is a growing repository of algorithmic information on the Patent Office website due to the increasing number of patent applications for computer related inventions, the applications may not always disclose key algorithms. Understan ding decisions taken by algorithms could involve unravelling multiple such layers.