Winners of 2020 WIPO National Essay Competition Visit Abuja on IP Study Tour

From April 14 – 16, 2021, the 15 winners of the WIPO National Intellectual Property (IP) Essay Competition (2020) visited Abuja on a WIPO sponsored IP Study Tour.

The tour, which formed a part of the prize package for the winners, was organized by the WIPO Nigeria Office and, in line with the competitions objectives, created an opportunity for the winners of the essay competition to learn more about IP through a direct engagement with the people and institutions behind the administration of IP in Nigeria.

As part of their experiential learning tour, the winners participated in IP course lectures, as well as mentorship and entrepreneurial sessions.  Furthermore, they were hosted to interactive learning sessions by the Director-General and management of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), the Registrars and management of the Trademark Registry and the Patents and Designs Registry, the Director-General and management of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) as well as the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama.

The winners each received letters of appointment and were formally inducted as Copyright Ambassadors in Nigeria by the Director General of the NCC.

A full report on the IP Study Tour is available .