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Published: 19 May 2025 27 views
Every year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to learn more about the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation, creativity, and economic and cultural development across the world. This year's celebration is themed “IP and music: Feel the beat of IP”, shining the spotlight on the music industry and the critical ways IP empowers and supports the creatives, artists, innovators, and musicians that bring the industry to life.
The essay competition topic, “IP and Music: Harnessing Nigeria's Music Industry for Economic Growth”, therefore, invites students to critically reflect on how the creativity of the various players in Nigeria's music industry, combined with strong IP frameworks, can contribute significantly to the nation's economy. It also challenges students to reflect on the obstacles, including the impact of emerging technologies, and propose forward-looking solutions that support sustainable growth in the industry and the larger economy
Participation in this competition will provide students with an excellent opportunity to research and deepen their understanding of the role of IP in driving innovation within the music industry, while contributing fresh insights on how Nigeria's vibrant creative sector can be harnessed to fuel sustainable economic growth.
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states. Our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Our mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Winners and outstanding participants of the 2025 National IP Essay Competition will receive a variety of exciting learning, professional development and capacity building prizes
The competition is open to all registered students (undergraduate and postgraduate) of recognized tertiary institutions in Nigeria, including Universities, Colleges of Education, Polytechnics, as well as Professional or Vocational institutions.
Entry requirements:
The link for submissions will be available from May 14, 2025. All entries must be submitted on or before June 20, 2025.
For more details, visit WIPO webpage
