Promotional workshop on designs and utility models for ARIPO

On 27 and 28 April 2022, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and AfrIPI hosted a promotional workshop on Designs and Utility Models at ARIPO in Harare, Zimbabwe.

This workshop aimed to raise awareness, provide training and promote the ARIPO regional system on industrial designs and utility models, in line with ARIPO’s mission of ‘fostering creativity and innovation for economic growth in Africa’. Additionally, examiners from ARIPO explained the examination and registration system and requirements under the Harare Protocol.

Research and development institutions and universities from the ARIPO member states were part of this workshop.

Related publications:

• Press Release 27/04/2022: AfrIPI and ARIPO to host a workshop on design and utility models for ARIPO Member States [PDF - 0.2MB]