INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: EMERGING PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES
The 20th century is remarkably characterized by an increase in inventiveness due to more breakthroughs in science and technology and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Recent records show that AI systems, in addition to being an aid in the inventive process, are now capable of making independent inventions using data and instructions inputted by their programmers. Meanwhile, Intellectual property law (IP) ensures that one’s intellectual outputs (labour) is not exploited ...
Domain Name Theft - Cybersquatting: What It Means for Trade Marks
With the fast-spaced development and expansion of the internet, the chances of seeing a business without an online presence has almost become impossible as most business entities now have websites or at least one form of online presence or the other; and those without one are certainly considering doing the same. The reason is simple: the internet presents a speedy and convenient way of creating awareness for one’s products or services. Thus, establishing an online presence becomes highly n...
Raising Fresh Cause of Action: One Limit of A Counter-Claim
Litigation is often considered the last resort in the conflict resolution process. The litigation mechanism is commenced by the aggrieved party - the Plaintiff - taking out a writ against the other party in Court. Where a matter is contentious, the Rules of Court requires the Plaintiff to commence the suit by way of a Writ of Summons which should be filed along with a Statement of Claim and served on the other party (the Defendant). When served, a Defendant amongst other things is required to...
Fintech Credit Market - Crowdfunding: An Evaluation of Market Models
One of the incidences of the emergence and growth of the internet and the vast availability of computing devices across countries of the world today is the increase in innovation. New ways of doing things are now on the rise in all spheres of human endeavours, including financing. In time past, banks used to be the exclusive formal avenues through which individuals and businesses source for funds, but with the growth of the internet coupled with the somewhat loss of tastes/dislike for traditi...