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WIPO 2023 National IP Essay Competition for Students in Nigeria

Every year on April 26, World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is celebrated to recognize the importance of IP rights in promoting innovation and creativity. This year’s theme, “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity,” highlights women’s role in driving innovation and creativity and the challenges they face. As part of this celebration, WIPO Nigeria Office is hosting an essay competition for students to showcase their thoughts and ideas.

The WIPO competition invites all registered undergraduate and postgraduate students from recognized tertiary institutions across Nigeria to participate in the 2023 National IP Essay Competition. The topic, “Gender inclusivity as a strategy to drive innovation and creativity in Nigeria,” aligns with the theme of the day. Participants are to address the current challenges faced by female artists, creatives, inventors, and entrepreneurs in using the IP system, ways to encourage more women to use the IP system, the benefits of gender parity in the IP system, and policy recommendations to support gender inclusivity.

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About World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; French: Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations. It began operations on 26 April 1970 when the convention entered into force. The current Direct... read more


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WIPO National IP Essay Competition


Aim and Benefits of WIPO National IP Essay Competition

The WIPO competition offers several benefits to the winners, including scholarship spots on WIPO’s Advanced International Certificate Course on IP Management, WIPO Summer School in South Africa and Nigeria, WIPO Certificates of Achievement, scholarships to undertake any of the WIPO Distance Learning courses, and scholarship spots on the Africa Regional edition of the Young Innovation Leaders Fellowship. Additionally, the top three essays will be submitted to WIPO for possible publication in the WIPO Magazine.


Requirements for WIPO National IP Essay Competition Qualification

The WIPO competition is open to all registered students, including undergraduate and postgraduate students from recognized tertiary institutions in Nigeria, such as universities, colleges of education, polytechnics, and professional or vocational institutions.


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Interview date, Process and Venue for WIPO National IP Essay Competition

The judging criteria for the WIPO competition include originality, structural flow, clarity of thought and expression, grammatical accuracy and coherence, relevance to the field of IP, and policy suggestions, proposals, and/or pathways.

The winners of the WIPO competition will be announced in April 2023. Through this competition, WIPO Nigeria Office aims to encourage students to think about the significance of gender inclusivity in the IP system in Nigeria and its impact on the country’s development and future.


Application Deadline

March 31, 2023


How to Apply

  • Participants can submit their entries for the WIPO competition via email.
  • The essay should be written in English, not exceed 1,500 words (excluding bibliography and references), prepared in font 12 Arial (Black), double-spaced, and pages numbered.
  • Entries should be submitted in both Word and .pdf format, and must not include any pictures or other graphical illustrations.
  • Entries must not indicate the author’s identity or affiliation. AI-generated works are not eligible for submission, and plagiarism will result in disqualification.

All entries should be made to: [email protected], with the subject title of the email initial.surname_WIPD23 Essay Competition (for example, G.Nduka_WIPD23 Essay Competition).

For more details, visit WIPO website


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