Chima Orji is an Associate at KENNA and a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Unit. With years of professional experience, he is well-versed in Nigeria’s vast and dynamic legal commercial space, having represented and advised clients in various sectors, particularly in banking and finance, telecommunications, media, entertainment, energy, and intellectual property law.
B.L, Nigerian Law School, Lagos
L.L.B, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
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Every April 26, the world marks World Intellectual Property Day. In 2025, WIPO chose music as its theme because behind every song that moves us is a web of rights, contributors, and agreements that determine who owns it, who profits from it, and who controls how it travels from the studio to the world.
Intellectual property protects the rights of creators and innovators. But that protection becomes complicated when traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions are involved, particularly where women are the creators. The undefined nature of these expressions, and the near absence of a protective legislative framework, leaves them open to exploitation.
