PATENT LEADERS
NIGERIA
Name: Obafemi Agaba Position: Partner Law firm: Jackson Etti & Edu
Name: Ayokunle Adetula Faith Position: Senior Associate Law firm: Aluko & Oyebode
Name: Juliana Owajimam Joseph-Oboh Position: Head Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Law firm: Juliana Imam Intellectual Property and Creative Consult
Name: Lara Kayode Position: Founding Partner Law firm: O Kayode & Co
Name: Mark Mordi Position: Litigation Lawyer Law firm: Aluko & Oyebode
Name: Afam Nwokedi Position: Principal Counsel / Group Head Law firm: Stillwaters Law Firm
Name: Uche Nwokocha Position: Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: Aluko & Oyebode
Femi Olubanwo
Position: Partner
Law firm: Banwo & Ighodalo
Phone: +234 803 411 5000
Email: folubanwo@banwo-ighodalo.com
Website: www.banwo-ighodalo.com
Femi Olubanwo is a partner in the intellectual property & technology practice group and his practice covers all aspects of IP law (trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial designs, and other ancillary matters).
For the last 31 years, he has acted as legal adviser to multinational and blue chip companies in various sectors including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and manufacturing in Nigeria and Africa.
Olubanwo has authored many articles in leading law publications and delivered several presentations on diverse subjects.
He regularly serves on government advisory and technical committees and is the immediate past president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN).
Hibbatun-Nasser Shobambi
Position: Associate
Law firm: SimmonsCooper Partners
Phone: +234 813 379 1922
Email: hibbasho@outlook.com
Website: www.scp-law.com
Hibbatun-Nasser is a dynamic lawyer with diverse interests and experience in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution, Competition Law and Taxation practice. She litigates with teams representing high net worth clients in various civil and commercial proceedings across superior courts and Tribunals in Nigeria.
She is a First Class Law graduate from Girne American University, Cyprus. She is also the host of Everything IP Law, a premier Intellectual Property & Technology Law Podcast dedicated to providing creatives and businesses with the best available options to leverage their intangible assets in a fast-paced technology-driven world.
Through her podcast, she promotes forward thinking conversations around the development of IP & Technology related laws in Nigeria.
Name: Toyosi Odunmbaku Position: Senior Associate Law firm: Jackson Etti & Edu
Name: Uwa Ohiku Position: Partner Law firm: Jackson Etti & Edu
Name: Chinyere Okorocha Position: Partner Law firm: Jackson Etti & Edu
Name: Regina Onwumere Position: Legal Practitioner Law firm: Aluko & Oyebode
