Faith Majekolagbe, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Intellectual property law Copyright law International IP law Artificial intelligence Copyright and public interest Access to knowledge IP and development IP and Indigenous Peoples Corporate law Entrepreneurial law

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About

Faith Majekolagbe is an assistant professor and director of the entrepreneurial law clinic at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. She is a graduate of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and RMIT University in Australia. Since joining the U of A in 2022, she has created entrepreneurial law, entrepreneurial law clinic, and advanced intellectual property (IP) law courses, where she also teaches corporate law and Canadian IP law. As a scholar, she also researches IP and innovation laws, the democratization of innovation and creativity, sustainable development and other related topics. 

Majekolagbe has held numerous academic positions outside of the U of A, including at the Australian Catholic University and RMIT — both in Melbourne — Dalhousie University, and Harvard University. In this last position, she served first as a fellow and later as a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, where she contributed to the group’s work on securing public interest in IP and innovation laws, policies and practices. She also served as an associate with Babalakin and Co. Legal Practitioners in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. 

Outside of her academic roles, Majekolagbe provides advice to national governments and international organizations on matters related to IP and development. Further, she is a member of the Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights, Academic Network on the Right to Research in International Copyright, Open African Innovation Research Network and International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property.

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Teaching

• Advanced Intellectual Property
• Canadian Intellectual Property Law
• Corporations Law
• Entrepreneurial Law
• Entrepreneurial Law Clinic

Formerly known as Faith Aboyeji

LAW 518 - Intellectual Property

A study of the law with respect to patents, trade marks, trade secrets, copyrights and intangible property generally.

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LAW 599 - Seminars on Specialized Legal Topics

These seminars will cover specialized topics of emerging importance in the law at a senior level. The particular topic covered would vary dependent on the availability of Faculty with necessary teaching competence, student interest, and the needs of the legal profession. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.

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Browse more courses taught by Faith Majekolagbe

Harvard International Law Journal . 2025 July;

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Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal . 2025 January;

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Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology. 2024 May;

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Journal of Intellectual Property Law. 2024 April;

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South Centre Policy Brief . 2024 April;

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Journal of Open Access to Law. 2024 March;

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Faith O. Majekolagbe

2024 February; 10.4337/9781803925233.00028

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Ssrn. 2024 January; 10.2139/ssrn.4832190

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Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals. 2024 January; 10.4337/9781803925233.00028

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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. 2024 January;

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Intellectual Property Rights in Times of Crisis. 2024 January; 10.4337/9781035323579.00014

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European Intellectual Property Review. 2024 January;

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Faith O. Majekolagbe

American Journal of International Law. 2023 July; 10.1017/ajil.2023.28

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Tolulope Anthony Adekola, Faith O. Majekolagbe

Australian Journal of Human Rights. 2023 May; 10.1080/1323238X.2023.2286941

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Indigenous Law Journal. 2023 January;

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Journal of Law and Medicine. 2020 August;

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European Intellectual Property Review. 2020 January;

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IIC International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law. 2017 January; 10.1007/s40319-017-0635-5

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