NOTAP Trains IP, Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) Personnel

National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) through its Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTO) programme has established 38 IPTTOs in Tertiary institutions and research institutions across Nigeria.

Usually, during the commissioning of these IPPTOs, training of the IPTTO personnel forms part of the commissioning programme. These trainings are to enable the IPTTOs start functioning. Though the purpose is to enable the IPTTOs commence work, the effectiveness of the IPTTO personnel is limited. This may be due to the following reasons:

- Inadequate staffing of the offices,
- The appointment of the IPTTO personnel is without regard to their background in relation to the functions of the office.

The above situations make it necessary for the IPTTO personnel to undergo further training to acquire the level of proficiency needed to perform effectively.

Due to the political avarice in the institutions, the IPTTO Coordinators are changed frequently, usually with the emergence of a new Vice Chancellor/ Chief Executive.

The new coordinators, in most cases, have low level of awareness of Intellectual Property (IP). The new coordinators therefore need training in IP issues to function effectively.