







A delegation from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) led by Hon. Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo (Centre) visited the URSB offices for a benchmarking tour.
A high-level delegation of Permanent Secretaries and officials from the Chandler Institute of Governance in Singapore on a learning visit to URSB
On 13th March 2025, diplomats, government officials, and business leaders convened at Uganda Business Facilitation Centre to champion reforms, strengthen global partnerships, and promote Uganda as a top investment destination.
On 12th March 2025, at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center in Kololo, the Registrar General and the Presidential Adviser on Creatives discussed boosting creative sector monetization through improved stakeholder coordination and URSB reforms ahead of World Intellectual Property Day.


Registrar General participates in IP leadership at 4th Heads of IP Offices Conference
Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho represented Uganda at the 4th Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Conference (HIPOC) for ARIPO Member States, held in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 27th to 29th May 2025.
Her presence underscores Uganda’s commitment to nurturing transformative leadership and youth-centred innovation in the intellectual property (IP) space.
Hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, the conference convened IP leaders, policymakers, and innovators under the theme “Empowering Tomorrow’s Innovators: Transformative Leadership in Intellectual Property.”
The conference, supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), served as a high level forum for strategic alignment and collaborative action among ARIPO member states. Ms. Kainobwisho joined fellow members of the ARIPO Administrative Council to advance discussions on strengthening institutional frameworks and building resilient IP ecosystems across Africa. Her participation reaffirmed Uganda’s prioritisation of IP as a catalyst for economic growth, job creation, and regional competitiveness.
Speaking during the conference, Hon. Alpha Sesay, Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, emphasised the urgency of building inclusive IP systems, stating, “IP cannot succeed in isolation. It needs an ecosystem. As Africans, we cannot afford to be passive spectators.” WIPO data presented at the conference revealed an 800% global surge in generative AI patents from 2014 to 2023, highlighting Africa’s need to harness its vast youth population for innovation.