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ARIPO Administrative Council Meeting – Lesotho

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The 48th Session of the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) was held in Lesotho from 28 October 2024 to 31 November 2024.

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ARIPO Administrative Council Meeting, 28 October 2024 – 1 November 2024 in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho

The 48th Session of the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) was held in Lesotho from 28 October 2024 to 31 November 2024.

Adams & Adams Partner, Jameel Hamid, Associate Marile Fouche and Africa Practice Manager, Menzi Maboyi, attended the session.

Twenty-one member states were represented at this session with two observer states, Burundi and South Sudan.

The Registrar General of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Mrs. Mamoretlo Mohapi, provided welcome remarks and was followed by the Director General of ARIPO, Mr. Bemanya Twebaze, who addressed the Council. The DG highlighted the work of the Secretariat and "awareness creation and capacity-building initiatives that were geared towards the uptake of the ARIPO Protocols and enhancement of the Organization's visibility in the Member States and forums gathering the

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