#IPinaBox
“Young Ugandans are building brands from their phones. Now they’re learning how to protect them. Africa’s creativity is powerful. When protected, it becomes unstoppable.” - Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho .
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Fashion entrepreneurs learning IP the fun way!
PAFA designers joined the @WIPO – @URSBHQ IP Gamification Pilot (IP in a Box), using board & card games to learn how to protect designs, brands & ideas.
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IPinaBox. Can such a complex topic really fit into a tiny box?
I’m thrilled to be a pioneer trainee in the very first #IPinaBox cohort, not only in Uganda but across Africa. @ursbhq launched the #IPinaBox Game and Pitching Challenge: an initiative by @WIPO#gamification
He says the scenarios in the board & card games are the same stories used for the pitching challenge.
“The stories you’ll see on the game cards are real entrepreneurial situations. You’ll analyse them, strategise, and defend your IP approach.” #IPinaBox#PlayLearnProtect
Mr. Magnus Hakvåg, CEO & Game Designer at House of Knowledge, explained that #IPinABox uses serious games — games designed not just for fun, but for learning real business and IP strategy through simulation.
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Most young creators don’t know this:
Your idea is an asset.
Your content is IP.
Your brand name is IP.
Your innovation is IP.
That's why @WIPO + @URSBHQ are breaking it down through fun board & card games at the IP in a Box Game Lab happening Dec 11–12.#IPinABox#PlayLearnProtect
“Today is historic. Uganda is the first country in Africa to launch the #IPinaBox’ project. It’s the beginning of a new IP culture for young innovators. We have always played as young people but we didn’t learn or protect from the play. It’s now time to #PlayLearnProtect
That’s why @URSBHQ and @WIPO are launching the #IPinaBox Game Lab this week.
A completely new way of teaching IP; not with textbooks, but through actual board & card games that show how strategy, ownership, and protection work in real life #PlayLearnProtect
🎙️ Mrs. Mercy Kainabwisho has officially launched Uganda’s first-ever IP in a Box project, a historic milestone that positions Uganda as a regional leader in innovative IP education.
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It’s D-DAY
Today we officially kick off the IP in a Box Game Lab with @URSBHQ & @WIPO.
For the next 2 days, young Ugandans will learn how to protect their creativity not through lectures, but through strategy, play, and real-life problem solving #IPinaBox#PlayLearnProtect
We’re live in the hands-on session!
Young innovators are here to understand how IP protects their ideas, brands & creativity.
This is how you build a future of empowered creators powered by @URSBHQ × @WIPO#IPinaBox#PlayLearnProtect
Ms. Nadine emphasized one key rule: protect your real ideas. Participants were reminded not to share confidential or sensitive business information. The exercise is designed to strengthen IP thinking without exposing personal ventures.
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Day 2 opened with powerful insights from Ms. Nadine Hakizimana of @WIPO, who applauded participants for joining this groundbreaking pilot and urged them to share honest feedback to help improve the program. #IPinABox#PlayLearnProtect
identify assets, protect them, and commercialize them through licensing, sales, or other methods.
Finally, the speaker gives three key tips: think holistically at the beginning, consider all valuable assets (software, designs, data, algorithms,
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Mr. Henry Yiga reminded participants that while the programme uses games, the mission is serious: learn strategically and protect creativity.
Play only matters when it leads to real IP awareness and long-term value.
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