Maroon Ink

HOW I DISCOVERED ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW    ...Now I understand the popular phrase, "the law is a Doctor". INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW  made me to understand that. ...through my mum. My name is Lily and I am so passionate about writing. Now I know that sounds cliche because almost everyone writes but that's not the case here. I just love writing. However, I have the fear of publishing. Not the usual "Sciptophobia" where there's the sudden stress that overtakes you after publishing and makes you question your writing. I have the fear of having my work stolen.     I wanted to put out my content on a blog of my own but I have been plagued by this major fear of how to protect my writings. For some writers the fear is to put out their work for others to see, probably due to the fear of criticism. But for me, my fear is that someone could steal my write-up because I'm "too good". I have heard that  on so many  Social Media platforms like:  ...

INTRODUCTION               Although Nigeria is one single nation, the presence of different and diverse ethnocultural groupings and consequently multifarious rules of customary law, makes the presence of conflict of laws problems.  Problems of internal conflict of laws arise in Nigeria whenever there is a clash between two or more different systems of customary law and the court is faced with the task of determining and choosing which of them to apply in the case before it.  This article explains which law Nigerian courts would apply in resolving internal conflicts of matters relating to inheritance or succession matters. INHERITANCE OR SUCCESSION MATTERS            To resolve conflicts related to inheritance or succession matters, the courts do this in two different ways: 1. Inheritance relating to movable properties. 2. Inheritance relating to landed or immovable properties. 1. Inheritance relating to movable...

  INTRODUCTION      Creating software isn’t a day's job. It is difficult. Thus, having a creative idea and design stolen is a nightmare. Seeing someone else’s business or company develop with your software ideas and designs is even more horrible than the worst nightmare ever.  Even if you think your idea is small and your software is not taking you to grade 1 yet, it’s important to protect the intellectual property of your software. Software in this context is not just the designs but everything that the world of Technology has to offer. Ranging from the applications built to help with our assignments and projects down to the games we play on our computers. Looking at all these great efficiencies that software has, there should be legal protection on software. This article, therefore, examines the legality of software and the need for its protection under the Intellectual Property Law and what to do as a Software developer to protect your software creations. WHA...