Uganda Government Intellectual Property (I.P) Directorate

By Dr. Anthony C.K. Kakooza On 14th of May 2021, the Uganda Registration and Services Bureau (URSB) which houses the Uganda Government Intellectual Property (I.P) Directorate marked a milestone through the launch of an online trademark journal. This is a very significant step in the registration of IP rights in the country and here is why: According to statistics from the 2020 URSB Annual Report, an average of 70% of trademark applications made through URSB are by foreign applicants. Between 2018 and 2019, for instance, foreign trademark applications were 1,827 while 1,723 of these were successfully registered. This left only…