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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

DRG Launches New IP Guidelines, Calls for Professionalism and Global Alignment
The Deputy Registrar General (DRG), Mr. Alex Anganya, has hailed Uganda’s intellectual property (IP) examiners for their professionalism and integrity, calling on them to uphold global standards as the country ushers in a new era of innovation and digital transformation.
Speaking during the celebration of World Intellectual Property Examiners’ Day at the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre in Kololo last week, Mr. Anganya described the day as a milestone moment that not only honors examiners but also marks the launch of Uganda’s IP Examination Guidelines, a tool he said will “standardize, modernize, and improve examination practices across all IP rights.”

“This day serves a dual purpose: to celebrate the vital contribution of IP examiners whose integrity upholds the credibility of our IP system, and to introduce the new Guidelines that will transform the way examination is conducted,” Mr. Anganya said.
Tracing Uganda’s IP journey from its first registrations in 1912, Mr. Anganya noted that the system has grown to include more than 82,000 trademarks and 9,000 patents, evidence of the sector’s rapid evolution and the expertise of examiners behind each approval.
“Our investment in examiner development is an investment in the IP system of tomorrow,” he added, emphasizing URSB’s commitment to training, innovation, and aligning with WIPO and ARIPO standards to keep Uganda’s IP regime globally competitive.