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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
The QMS launch, held at the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre, was led by the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, who reaffirmed URSB’s commitment to excellence and continuous improvement in service delivery.
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.

Regional meeting on the development of a TISC network in Africa
URSB participated in a WIPO-ARIPO regional meeting on the development of a regional Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) network, which took place at the ARIPO headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe on 21st & 22nd May 2025. URSB was represented by Mr. Lumu Bob Rogers, Senior Registration Officer.
The aim of the regional meeting was to identify and disseminate good practices for developing effective national TISC networks, promote the effective integration of national TISC networks into innovation ecosystems and foster regional cooperation between national TISC networks in ARIPO member states, including through the further development of the ARIPO regional TISC action.
The meeting attracted TISC focal points from Lesotho, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Malawi, Mauritius, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Namibia, Liberia, Cabo Verde, Rwanda, Sao
Tome et Principe, Zambia and Uganda.
The participants discussed progress, challenges in TISCs administration, exchanged experiences and strategised on strengthening their national TISC networks.
ABOUT ARIPO
ARIPO is an intergovernmental organisation that facilitates cooperation among its member states in intellectual property (IP) matters. Its main goal is to pool financial and human resources to promote technological advancement for economic, social, technological, scientific, and industrial development.