Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, you should immediately cease all access and use of the website.

These Terms of Use govern your access to any part of the CIPPAC website, including contact forms, project highlights, case studies, and resources provided online.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All content displayed on this website—including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, UI layouts, and code—is the property of the Centre for Intellectual Property Protection and Commercialization (CIPPAC), University of Ibadan, or its respective inventors and content suppliers, and is protected under Nigerian and international copyright and trademark laws.

The University of Ibadan logo and CIPPAC crest are official trademarks. Nothing contained on this site grants any license or right to use any branding or content without prior written permission from the Centre.

Innovation & Inventions Disclosure: Information regarding registered patents, commercialized academic research projects, and spin-off ventures on this website is for informational and educational purposes. Submission of invention details through this public site's contact form does not constitute formal filing or disclosure under UI's Intellectual Property Policy. Formal disclosures must go through CIPPAC's official institutional channels.

3. Permissible Website Use

You agree to use this site only for lawful, professional purposes. You are strictly prohibited from:

• Using the website to transmit or post any fraudulent, defamatory, or unlawful material.
• Attempting to compromise the security, integrity, or speed of the web servers hosting the portal.
• Scraping content, images, or email addresses from the site for spamming, automated advertising, or commercial data collection.

4. User Submissions & Contact Forms

By submitting information through the Contact Us form, you represent and warrant that the details provided are accurate and that you have the legal right to submit them.

Please avoid submitting full trade secrets or complete technical specifications of unprotected inventions in the initial contact form fields to preserve patentability. The initial form is intended strictly to request consultation, after which secure, official disclosure channels will be coordinated.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and all its contents are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

CIPPAC does not warrant that the website will always be available, secure, free of errors, or that information regarding patent statuses or technology transfer availability is updated in real time.

6. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall CIPPAC, the University of Ibadan, or its developers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access, use, or inability to use this website or its contents.

7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Any disputes arising out of the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Nigeria.

8. Contact Information

For any clarifications regarding these Terms of Use, please reach out to us at: