Zimbabwe IP Office Joined With Companies Office, Becomes Autonomous?

On 6 December 2021, the Permanent Secretary for the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mrs V. Mabiza opened the meeting of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Administrative Council in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The Permanent Secretary took the opportunity during her opening remarks to announce the formation of a separate office for Companies and Intellectual Property which had been published by Notice in the Government Gazette on 26 November 2021. The Notice stated the 'Separation of the Office for the Registration of Companies and Other Business Entities and Intellectual Property from the Deeds Registry'. This notice effectively declared that the Companies and Intellectual Property divisions are, with immediate effect, operating separately from the Deeds Registry.