Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2023 submitted by African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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  • ARIPO, with support from WIPO, continued implementing the IP School Club project in Malawi and Zimbabwe targeting school going children 13-18 years to create awareness.

III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

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IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION

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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION

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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

  • ARIPO, in collaboration with AfrIPI, organised virtual training sessions for Communicators from the national IP offices and Ministries responsible for IP from Member and Observer States - https://www.aripo.org/news/Advancing+IP+Communications+&+Awareness-1680809465
  • ARIPO Academy continued to offer the Masters in IP (MIP) programs in partneship with 3 universities in its Member States; i.e., at Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana; and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
  • Relaunched the Training of Trainers project jointly with WIPO to strengthen human resource capacity in IP. It was relaunched and conducted in Harare from 23 to 28 October 2023
  • Organized a Judges’ Colloquium on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Africa in Swakopmund, Namibia, in May 2023 in collaboration with AfrIPI, the USDOJ, and Namibia's Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA).