Protection of Intellectual Property low in Botswana

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Attendants at the seminar that started in Gaborone yesterday PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The director general of African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO), Fernando Santos has noted that Botswana innovators and entrepreneurs are not taking advantage of the country’s membership to the continental body’s system.

Santos said this at the ARIPO seminar that started in Gaborone yesterday and is aimed at raising awareness on the importance of the protection of Intellectual Property (IP) in particular, on the advantages of the use of ARIPO route for the protection of IP rights.

The two-day seminar is held under the theme ‘Making better use of IP for business competitiveness and development in Africa’.

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Protection of Intellectual Property low in Botswana

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