By Hadiza Ndadama
Inorder to strengthen the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Awareness Campaign in the Nigerian knowledge institutions, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has commissioned the 68th Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) in Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, Plateau State.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NOTAP, Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi said that the aim of establishing IPTTOs in the Nigerian knowledge institutions across the Country was to create awareness on the importance of IPR to the economic sustainability of the country.
This was stated in a statement signed by Raymond Onyenezi Ogbu onbehalf of the Head Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NOTAP. According to the statement, the DG said that as a regulatory body, NOTAP observed lack of intellectual property culture in the Nigeria.
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