Abstract
Universities in developed countries are benefitting more from Intellectual Property (IP) they create than those in developing countries especially Nigeria. There is also lack of, and adequate Intellectual Property Policy (IPP) in Nigerian universities. This study therefore, investigated the influence of IPP on creation of IP in universities in South-west, Nigeria. The s tudy adopted the descriptive survey design of the correlational type. Equal allocation sampling technique was used to select 864 (11.25%) from a population of 7,678 lecturers in the universities. Eight items were used to measure creation of IP and 15 were used to measure IPP. Reliability coefficient of creation of IP was 0.83 and IPP was 0.92. Percentage, mean, t test, correlation, multiple regression and analysis of variance were used to analyse the data at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that creation of IP was high and significant. Intellectual property policy was also significant and it showed positive significant influence (r = .67) on creation of IP. Intellectual property policy (β = .78) made significant relative contribution to creation of IP in the universities. Therefore, creation of IP in universities in South-west, Nigeria can be enhanced if adequate intellectual property policy is available in the universities. Keywords: intellectual property, intellectual property policy, patent, copyright, universities, Nigeria
Highlights
Creation of Intellectual Property (IP) in universities is a conscious effort that all lecturers should embrace
Findings and discussion Research question 1: What are the types and level of IP created in universities in South-west, Nigeria? The lecturers were asked to indicate the kind and level of IP they create in their universities
The result revealed that (60.4%) create IP in the universities. This result is very encouraging noting the level of research capacities obtainable in Nigerian universities
Summary
Creation of Intellectual Property (IP) in universities is a conscious effort that all lecturers should embrace. Despite the high number of qualified lecturers in universities in South-west, Nigeria, it appears that most intellectual creations and innovations developed by staff and students seem not to have been adequately harnessed, patented and commercialized. The new revised policy is aimed at making IP available to industry, recognition to individual inventors, and encouraging prompt and open dissemination of research results It repositioned the Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO) to spearhead timely identification, protection, and commercialization of the university IP for the benefit of individual creators, university and society. The policy is an instrument for protecting IP; it facilitates optimal utilisation of intellectual knowledge generated from within and outside the country, harmonise conflicting interests of stakeholders relating to ownership of IP, distribution of income, commercialization, marketing, and licensing of patents and faculty, staff and students ownership of IP. Findings and discussion Research question 1: What are the types and level of IP created in universities in South-west, Nigeria? The lecturers were asked to indicate the kind and level of IP they create in their universities
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