On this episode, we delve into a critical part of the tech product creation process that may be unfamiliar to some, which is the legal and privacy aspect. My guest is Ekene who is a lawyer experienced in intellectual property and privacy. She takes an in-depth look at intellectual property as it pertains to products.

Ekene is currently an LLM student in the Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship program at Cornell University's tech campus in New York City. Prior to this, she worked at Banwo & Ighodalo, a top law firm in Nigeria as an Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment and Technology lawyer where she supported multinational brands, international law firms, creative entrepreneurs and big tech companies. She also worked as a Senior Associate at CLP Legal, a law practice in Nigeria, where she practiced commercial litigation and corporate advisory.

Highlights from our discussion:

Her journey so far (05:55)

How she became interested in Intellectual Property (08:19)

Definition of ownership with respect to intellectual property, patent, trademarks, designs, copyrights and copywriting and their relation with creating tech products (14:37)

How to protect ideas (26:20) and protect products (31:20)

The Spotify Wrapped situation (38:47)

Explaining what she does to a 7 year old (46:38)

You can learn more about Ekene and read her work on her website www.ekene.co, where she writes about privacy, new technologies, and intellectual property in pop culture. You can also follow her on IG at ekene.co and on LinkedIn at Ekene Chuks-Okeke.

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