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Intellectual Property, URSB General Activities, Weekly Brief Updates

WIPO Media Team Begins Filming Stories of Traditional Healers and Innovators in Uganda

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in partnership with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), has commenced filming stories of traditional medicine practitioners as part of an ongoing project funded under the Build Back Better initiative. Launched in 2024, the project seeks to empower traditional healers across Uganda to use the intellectual property (IP) system,…
November 17, 20250Likes0Comments
Intellectual Property, URSB General Activities, Weekly Brief Updates

URSB to Join WIPO in Celebrating Global IP Examiners’ Day on November 11

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau will on November 11, 2025 join the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other intellectual property offices across the globe to celebrate the instrumental work of Intellectual Property (IP) Examiners. The day will spotlight the professionals whose diligence, precision, and expertise safeguard the integrity of the global IP system and…
November 11, 20254Likes0Comments
Intellectual Property, URSB General Activities, Weekly Brief Updates

URSB Champions IP Awareness at National ICT Guidelines Launch in Muni University Hub

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) participated at the launch of the National ICT IP Guidelines Dissemination Workshop, held at the ­Muni University Regional ICT Innovation Hub in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). URSB’s participation reaffirms commitment to raising public awareness of the intellectual…
November 11, 20253Likes0Comments
Intellectual Property, Press Releases

Minister Mao, URSB Join Global IP Leaders at IP Week 2025

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Norbert Mao, together with the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho and her team, last week participated in the Global Forum on Intellectual Property (IP) Week in Singapore. The high-level engagement positions Uganda among countries actively shaping conversations on Innovation, Intellectual Property, and economic transformation. Organized by…
September 9, 20251Like0Comments
Intellectual Property, Weekly Brief Updates

Top Fashion Designers to showcase at Brand Protection Symposium

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is set to host an impactful Brand Protection Symposium, featuring some of the leading fashion designers. The event will be attended by industry experts, entrepreneurs, and creatives to explore strategies for protecting brands, intellectual property, and creative works.  Organized in partnership with the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and…
September 9, 20250Likes0Comments
Intellectual Property

URSB Holds Strategic Meeting with INTA to Strengthen Intellectual Property Initiatives

The Department of Intellectual Property, on 29th August 2025, held a virtual meeting with the International Trademark Association (INTA) to plan collaborative activities aimed at enhancing intellectual property awareness and enforcement in Uganda. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Robert Mugabe, Commissioner of the Department of Intellectual Property, and attended by URSB officials. INTA was…
September 9, 20250Likes0Comments
Intellectual Property

Uganda Participates in ARIPO Working Group on Industrial Property Protocols

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) joined other African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) member states in the Thirteenth Session of the Working Group on the Improvement of Industrial Property Protocols, held virtually from 27th to 28th August 2025. The session, chaired by Ms. Lorraine Takaendesa, focused on proposed amendments to the Banjul Protocol on…
September 9, 20250Likes0Comments