





Chief Guest Dr. Mary Teopista (Center), Amb. Francis Butagira, Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho and URSB board members pose for a photo at the URSB ISO Certification External Stakeholders celebration
Hon. Nobert Mao congratulates the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, and Board member, Ms. Lydia A. Sekkabira on the ISO 9001:2015 certification milestone
Mr. Hamidu Tumuhimbise, a senior Registration Officer, attends to a client during the UEB claimants exercise at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center, Kololo
A delegation from PACRA led by the Deputy Registrar Mr. Chewe Peter Chilufya (Center) visited URSB for a 3 days benchmarking visit on the Intellectual Property Registry on how systems operate, the digital improvements implemented and how these reforms contribute to reduced turnaround time
A delegation from UNOC visits URSB to benchmark on the Digital Transformation Journey.
Director General WIPO Mr. Daren Tang, Minister of Justice Hon. Nobert Mao, The Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, URSB Board members a delegation from WIPO pause for a photo at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center during the DG’s mission to Uganda

URSB holds capacity building workshop on processing innovations for Kabale University teaching staff
As part of the broader strategy to enhance innovation, research commercialisation, and awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights across Uganda’s institutions of higher learning, the Uganda Registration
Services Bureau (URSB), last Friday held a comprehensive capacity building workshop for Kabale University teaching staff aimed at strengthening their understanding of processing and protecting innovations.
The workshop, conducted at the university’s main campus, focused on equipping academic staff with the knowledge and tools necessary to transform research outputs into protectable and commercially viable
intellectual property.
Led by staff from URSB, the workshop covered key topics including patent filing procedures, IP policy development, technology transfer, and the role of universities in fostering innovation ecosystems. Attendees included lecturers, researchers, and university administrators from various faculties.
Kabale University officials welcomed the training, describing it as timely and impactful in promoting a culture of innovation and protection of academic work.
URSB continues to roll out similar workshops across the country to build institutional capacity and foster a stronger innovation-driven economy.