CIPA ups war against counterfeit goods

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The Companies and Intellectual Properties Authority (CIPA) in collaboration with the Botswana Police Service (BPS) undertook six operations between April and August this year, which resulted in the seizure of 3,627 pirated works valued at P290,000.

CIPA’s compliance and enforcement manager, Kesego Modongo revealed this yesterday at the official opening of a two-weeklong workshop aimed at increasing awareness of Intellectual Property (IP) across a diverse group of stakeholders.

The workshop, which was held in collaboration with US Embassy in Botswana, featured IP rights expert from the US, Doris Long as the main speaker who discussed the economic benefits that can be derived from effective management and enforcement of IP rights.

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