Industrial Property Bill Signed Into Law On January 06, 2014

The Industrial Property Bill that was passed on the 22nd August 2013 was accepted into Ugandan law on the 6th January 2014. This Bill brings about various changes in the law protecting inventions, creations and designs in Uganda, and is intended to support development in the private sector and promote private investment.

Uganda, being a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO); a signatory to the Paris Convention, the TRIPS agreement (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), the Patent Co-Operation Treaty and a user of the Nice classification of goods and services, was obligated to expeditiously enact the Industrial Property Bill of 2009 into their law.