OUR IP MOMENTS: HIGHLIGHTS OF MEETINGS HELD LAST SEMESTER
As we start another eventful semester as a club, We would absolutely love to share all the top highlights of last semester just in case you missed out on all the action. We also added a dose of practical advice and tips gained from all our meetings.
If you were at the meetings (you deserve accolades!), this will be synonymous to taking a small walk down memory lane.
The first highlight I'll be sharing during this series is... You guessed right!
Our "In Conversation" meeting with Bidemi Zakariyau.
"IN CONVERSATION" WITH BIDEMI ZAKARIYAU
The In Conversation meeting was an edutaining one. Thanks to Bidemi Zakariyau, CEO of LSF|PR one of Nigeria’s fastest growing PR agencies who honoured our invite and the participants who turned up for the meeting.
THE GIST
The meeting was a moderated panel session in which Bidemi Zakariyau spoke on various ways in which student brands can leverage on public relations for sustainability, visibility and growth.
She also spoke on how LSF|PR attained it’s level of success and also gave tips on how student brands can practically apply those tips in their businesses; this led to a really interactive session of questions and answers which followed immediately after the panel session.
Thanks to Bidemi Zakariyau who facilitated such a knowledge and value packed session and the participants of meeting who made the event the huge success it was.
TAKE HOME SNACK
I’ll be sharing top 5 lessons learnt from her session.
#THS 1: Always have a contractual agreement with your clients
#THS 2: Understand your customers
#THS 3: Maximise your use of social media for publicity
#THS 4: Build a team with people who have the same goals as you for your business
#THS 5: Build client relationship
BESPOKE MEETING WITH S.P.A. AJIBADE &Co.
The meeting was graced with the presence of the invited guests and speaker from S.P.A. Ajibade & Co., a leading Corporate and Commercial Law firm which also practices Intellectual Property Law.
The guests were in persons of John Onyido, Oluwasolape Owoyemi and Bisola Scott, partner and associates of the firm respectively.
We were also privileged to have the support of AELEX and Tiwalola Ozazuwa a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property Unit who graciously provided resource materials for the event
THE GIST
John Onyido the guest speaker, gave an indepth presentation on understanding trademarks, which led to an intellectual discuss during the session for questions and answers that followed immediately after the presentation.
In all, it was a successful event, thanks to the guests from SPA Ajibade.
The whole of IPLC OAU was really honoured to have them in the meeting.
TAKE HOME SNACK
Top 5 lessons from the Bespoke meeting
#THS 1: A trademark has to relate to goods or services
#THS 2: A trademark must be used; it may be invalidated for non-use
#THS 3: A trademark can be used by another party if licensed by the owner
#THS 4: A trademark must be registered (captain obvious but a registered trademark can save you a lot of unnecessary stress)
#THS 5: Conduct an availability or clearance research before registering a trademark.
VISIT TO JEE
The last but most definitely not the least of our activities was our visit to Jackson Etti & Edu, Nigeria’s leading intellectual property law firm. Our purpose was to intimate our Patron; Mrs Uwa Ohiku with our plans for the semester.
We were really excited to meet them. They had the same energy! Shocking yeah?
The meeting was an edutaining one to say the least and was anchored by Club favorite and our constantly available liaison; Mrs Tolu Olaloye, a Senior Associate of the IP unit
We had an exciting and informative discussion on the rules and treaties guiding IP, counterfeiting and commercialising IP respectively.
Thereafter, we stated the purpose of our visit. They were impressed by what we’ve been up to with the club.
And they treated us to lunch!
The food was bam! My taste buds weeping with joy. LOL no jokes.
The visit to JEE exceeded our expectations and was totally worth it. We are continuously grateful to have them on our side as key partners in progress.
If you’re still reading this, thanks!
Adios.
