Overview
Intellectual property has evolved from a purely protective legal tool into a strategic commercial asset across the creative, technological, and industrial sectors. This edition of KENNA's IP Briefing captures a period of accelerated policy reform, regulatory clarification, and institutional engagement shaping the global IP landscape. It continues our work of helping IP owners move beyond registration formalities to strategically deploy their intellectual assets for growth, competitiveness, and long-term commercial advantage.
This edition examines the Federal Executive Council's approval of Nigeria's first unified National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy, developed with support from WIPO, which aims to streamline registration and eventually merge the separate Trademarks, Patents, and Designs registries into a single commission.
It also covers the coming into force of the EU AI Act's obligations for general-purpose AI, the WIPO Judges Forum 2025, the 2025 Global Awards winners, and developments in India, Libya, and Egypt. Feature articles explore the business of music as intellectual property, the ownership of IP rights across common commercial relationships in a roundtable format, and the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in Nigeria, including the gap between legal compliance and meaningful access for the visually impaired.
