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About ARIPO

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is an inter-governmental organization (IGO) that facilitates cooperation among Member States in intellectual property matters, with the objective of pooling financial and human resources and seeking technological advancement for economic, social, technological, scientific and industrial development.

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Vision

To be Africa’s leading intellectual property Organization that promotes socio-economic development.

Mission

To foster creativity and innovation for socio-economic growth of our Member States through an effective intellectual property system.

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The Inaugural ARIPO IP Journalists Awards Finalists Announced

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12th Session- Working Group for Improvement of ARIPO Protocols Commences

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2024 Africa Copyright & Collective Management Day Celebrations in Lusaka

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The 3rd ARIPO Regional Seminar on Copyright & Related Rights in the Audiovisual Sector

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Africa Copyright and Collective Management Day

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ARIPO Empowers Liberian SMEs Through IP Asset Management Training

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Africa’s First Women in IP Conference Roars in Uganda

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Potential Benefits for ARIPO Member States from the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of Olympic Symbol

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ARIPO Joins Frontiers of Knowledge at WIPO-WTO IP Teachers & Researchers Colloquium

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ARIPO Launches IP Journalists Award Competition to Promote Intellectual Property Awareness in Africa

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ARIPO - SADC Sign MOU to Bolster Partnership

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ARIPO Celebrates First Application under ARIPO - CNIPA PPH Pilot Program

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University of Nairobi conducts a Study Visit to ARIPO

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Statement of the ARIPO Director General - Opening of the 65th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of WIPO Member States

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ARIPO - CNIPA launch Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program

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Ghana Hosts the ARIPO Regional Workshop on Plant Variety Protection

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ARIPO and OAPI Strengthen Ties at the 7th Joint Commission

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High-Level Dialogue Between ARIPO Director General and President of The Gambia

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Amplifying innovative and creative solutions for sustainable development through Intellectual Property.

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ARIPO Attends 45th Session of the WIPO SCCR

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ARIPO DG Moves to Strengthen Bilateral Relations with CNIPA

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ARIPO Director General Engages Asian Markets

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6th ad hoc Working Group meeting on Geographical Indications

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ARIPO and SADC Join Forces to Boost TRIPS Agreement Compliance through Capacity Building

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ARIPO Conducts Policy Study Visit for URSB

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The Arusha Protocol to come into force in November 2024

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Celebrating the Success of the 2nd Communications Training on ARIPO Regional Intellectual Property Rights System

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Communique of the 19th Session of the ARIPO Council of Ministers

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23 African Countries in Gaborone for the 47th Session of the ARIPO Administrative Council

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Botswana to Host 2023 ARIPO Governing Bodies Sessions

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eHealth in Africa: How mobile connectivity can support affordable and accessible healthcare (Part 2)

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Capacitating Patent Examiners in the ARIPO Region

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ARIPO joins the EPO to celebrate the EPC’s 50th Anniversary

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ARIPO Hosts Workshop to Promote Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights in Accra

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Statement of the ARIPO DG at the Copyright & Collective Management Day Celebrations

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IP Sensitization at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show

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ARIPO 2023 Technical Committees: A Summary

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Building Capacity in Online Service Utilization

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ARIPO Director General Engages Members of the Diplomatic Corps

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Statement of the ARIPO DG at the opening of the 64th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of WIPO Member States

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15th MIP Cohort Graduates at Africa University

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2nd Edition of the ARIPO Heads of IP Offices Conference (HIPOC) Commences in Kigali

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ARIPO countries engage on accession to ARIPO Protocols

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Prospects and Challenges of First- to- file trademark application in The Gambia

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ARIPO Exhibits at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair

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ARIPO & Partners Host Inaugural Judges Colloquium in Swakopmund

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ARIPO Director General, Bemanya Twebaze, World IP Day 2023 Address

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ARIPO Director General Meets Cabo Verde’s Prime Minister During High-Level Mission to the Country

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Advancing IP Communications & Awareness

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The 4th Meeting of the ARIPO Ad Hoc Sub-Working Group on Geographical Indications GIs

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The Reprography Project – Support For Reproduction Rights

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ARIPO Member States discuss GI protection approach

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ARIPO Committed to the Development and Strengthening of CMOs in the Member States

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Understanding ARIPO Forms used under the Banjul Protocol

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Zimbabwe Embarks on a Programme to Set Up Innovation Hubs at its Universities

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Use of Utility Model Protection as a way of unlocking creativity amongst manufacturing SMEs in the ARIPO Region

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Effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Technology on the Management of Copyright and Related Rights

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Update on the ARIPO affiliated Masters in IP Programs

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Using Intellectual Property assets to grow Institutional Revenue

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ARIPO encourages Universities and Colleges to make use of patent information services to innovate

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology students celebrate World IP Day at their campus

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ARIPO’s Free IP Database; Revolutionizing IP in Africa

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The use of CRISPR-Cas 9 Technology (Genome Editing) in Food Security; it’s Protection and the Benefit to Sub Saharan Africa?

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Developments of Copyright and Related Rights at ARIPO

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Using modern technologies to ease IP services

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Masters of IP Lectures by ARIPO continue in Ghana and Tanzania

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ARIPO Form 22 Webinar for Rwanda and Uganda

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How you can help improve the ARIPO IP system

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Creating Value in the Copyright Industry

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What are the gains for Mozambique following its accession to the Banjul Protocol?

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Developing an Effective Plant Variety Protection System for the Promotion of Agricultural Productivity in Africa

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Using Intellectual Property to Promote National Interests and Economic Development in Low Income Countries

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The Responsibility of Brand and Trademarks Owners in an Increasingly Health Conscious World: A Balancing Exercise or a Threat to Intellectual Property?

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ARIPO awarded for timely completion of HQ extension project

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ARIPO and its partners commemorate Master in Intellectual Property Programme Day

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ARIPO launches Masters in Intellectual Property at KNUST, Ghana

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ARIPO Launches Regional IP Database

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ARIPO’s drive to strengthen Africa’s innovation ecosystem

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Patent Drafting Course for ARIPO Member States and Observer States starts

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Digital Revolution in Africa: ARIPO Unveils Groundbreaking Free IP Database

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The Dynamics of the Knowledge Economy: A Zimbabwean Perspective

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The Entrepreneur Creating Ghana’s Next Generation of Inventors

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Student experiences at the Africa University on the Masters in Intellectual Property

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Why you Should Make your IP Registration with ARIPO?

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ARIPO: A Hub for IP Development

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ARIPO Receives Award

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Importance of Patent Information

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Ways to Make Money from Copyright: Licensing, Assignment, and Merchandising of Copyright

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ARIPO Commemorates Africa Environment Day

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Inaugural Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar

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WIPO & ARIPO Host Regional TISC Network Meeting in Harare

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Developing A ‘Smart’ Africa: The Role of Cellular Standards in Education (Part 2)

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Developing A ‘Smart’ Africa: The Role of Cellular Standards in Education (Part 2)

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Successful Commercialization of IP in Entrepreneurship

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Developing A ‘Smart’ Africa: The Role of Cellular Standards in Education

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Mobile money in Africa: How cellular standards are promoting financial inclusion

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Unpacking the Banjul & Harare Protocol Amendments

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Successful Partnership Ushers in 16th MIP Cohort

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2022 ends on a high note

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IP awareness on patents and innovation for African universities

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The 46th Session of the Administrative Council of ARIPO commences in Maputo, Mozambique.

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ARIPO Director General’s Keynote Speech at the Innovation Week of Makerere University Centennial

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The Harare and Banjul Protocols now effective in Cape Verde

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What You Should Know About the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)

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ARIPO-OAPI 6th Joint Commission on strengthening cooperation ties for the benefit of our Member States

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Introducing the Manual for Geographical Indications in Africa

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Unlocking the Power of the Olympic Symbol: What the Nairobi Treaty Can Do for ARIPO Member States

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Cultivating Young Minds: The Success of Intellectual Property School Clubs

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eHealth in Africa: How mobile connectivity can support affordable and accessible healthcare

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Top IP school clubs awarded by WIPO and ARIPO

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Latest Notices

Africa University 2025 MIP Intake Announcement...
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Announcement of Admission to KNUST (Ghana) MPhil in Intellectual Property (MIP) 2025...
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Upcoming Events

Training on patent drafting for ARIPO Member States, Banjul
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36th Session Audit Committee
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Africa University Steering Committee Meeting
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CNIPA
International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organization
African Seed Trade Association
Canada Intellectual Property Office
Africa University
Kwame Nkrumah University Ghana
Japan Patent Office
OAPI
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European Patent Office
1European Union Intellectual Property Office
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