Nigerian businesses risk losing valuable assets over poor intellectual property protection — Expert

In a recent Business Day feature, Angela Adebayo Agbe-Davies, Managing Director of Inventa Nigeria, warns that many Nigerian businesses invest heavily in brands, technology and product design without securing legal ownership of the intellectual property behind them.

Angela explains that registering a company with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) does not grant trademark rights over its name or logo. Paying developers or agencies also doesn’t automatically transfer ownership of their work. The result can be costly disputes, forced rebranding and complications during investment or acquisition talks.

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