Abstract:
There exists a dose relationship between research centres, intellectual property and
development. This paper accesses the role research centres play on issues relating
to intellectual properly and development. H is also a comparative, analysis of (he
activities of research centres in Nigeria in juxtaposition to those in other countries.
It made a discovery of the problems of research centres and the negative impact on
development and by conclusion_ recommends an improvement on the lci;.nl
framework of intellectual property; and an improvement of research centres in
Nigeria.