A petitioner can use derivation proceedings to challenge the inventorship of an invention claimed in a published pending application or an issued patent. Only applications and patents having at least ...
The principle of derivation as encapsulated under the proviso to Section 162 (2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, is geared towards providing a recompense to the producers of any natural resources ...
The Niger Delta Civil Society Forum has insisted that “oil-producing host communities, not state governments are the rightful and original beneficiaries of the 13 per cent derivation principle”.The ...