ARIPO

Shaping the Intellectual Property (IP) Landscape in Africa. We are in the business of IP Rights.

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

November is Men's Health Awareness Month!

Advances in medical research, diagnostics, treatments, and healthcare products are driven by ideas, discoveries, and innovations supported by #intellectualproperty.

ARIPO stands in solidarity with men everywhere, encouraging open conversations, prioritising preventive care, and championing the research and innovation that contribute to healthier lives.

#MensHealth #IntellectualProperty #Movember

[Bemanya Twebaze @BemanyaT]

Africa’s economic progress is interconnected. The success of one country is strengthened by the progress of others. Our collective competitiveness must therefore be built on unity, shared ambition and economic opportunity.

Harmonising intellectual property frameworks is about more than aligning laws and systems. It is about creating a more integrated African economic landscape—one that enables innovation, facilitates cross-border trade and investment, strengthens regional value chains and supports industrial development.

Africa’s prosperity will depend not only on what individual countries achieve, but also on how effectively we harness our collective strengths to build a more innovative, inclusive and economically resilient continent.

#ARIPOat50 #StrongerTogether

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

Spotlighting excellence in IP! 🔦
Ugandan entrepreneur Lillian Nantume Mubiru put her #IP knowledge into practice by registering her Delly fashion brand in 2021.

A graduate of the @WIPO, #ARIPO and @Africa_Univ's Master’s in Intellectual Property programme, she also helps women entrepreneurs through her initiative, Grooming a Successful Woman with Intellectual Mind (GSWIM).

Lillian’s journey demonstrates how IP education can empower creative entrepreneurs to grow their businesses while creating positive impact in their communities.

Who has helped you understand your creative rights?
#ARIPO50 #WomenInBusiness #Copyright #ARIPO50Countdown

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

#30Days to go! The countdown continues...

In 30 days, ARIPO officially celebrates 50 golden years of protecting and promoting ingenuity on the African continent. @pacrazambia

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa

[Bemanya Twebaze @BemanyaT]

Africa’s next growth story must include the value of intangible assets: the inventions we patent, the brands we build and the creative works we produce.

We must strengthen IP valuation and connect innovators with finance. Ideas become economic power when enterprises can leverage their intellectual assets to attract investment and scale.#ARIPOat50

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

⏳34 days to go! 🎊🥳🎉

Here's to YOU, our stakeholders, for being an integral part of 50 years of advancing Africa's intellectual property landscape! 🥂

@bipa_nam @cipabw @Gambia_MOJ @kipikenya @Attorney_Ghana @IP_Liberia @drg_malawi @IPI_MZ @RDBrwanda @Official_OargSL @brela_tanzania @URSBHQ @pacrazambia

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

Spotlighting African innovation🔦
The challenge ❓
Limited access to lighting and electricity can make learning more difficult for scholars, particularly where reliable power is unavailable.

The solution ☀️
The Chedza Solar Backpack harnesses solar energy to provide learners with access to lighting and electricity, transforming an everyday school essential into a practical, sustainable innovation.

Innovation that supports a brighter future for scholars.
@cipabw
#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

If your community has traditional knowledge about a plant's useful properties, can a company take that knowledge and claim it as its own for commercialization purposes?

What does the IP Expert say?

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa #traditionalknowledge

[Bemanya Twebaze @BemanyaT]

Fifty years of cooperation must inspire our next leap.
At the Africa IP Conference in Lusaka, 7–9 December, we celebrate #ARIPOat50 while confronting a defining challenge: connecting research, business and finance so that African innovations reach markets and create value.
Africa must own and earn from its ingenuity.

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

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[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

Looking to protect your invention across multiple countries through ARIPO?

Register for the upcoming webinar to learn how to acquire patent rights through the ARIPO Regional System and learn the practical step-by-step process.

Date: 10 November 2026
Time: 11:00 to 12:30 CAT
Registration🔗: https://t.co/BsSr8KwtlT

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa #patents #HarareProtocol

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

Understanding intellectual property ownership: Where do my rights end and my employer’s begin?

Let's hear it from an IP Expert.

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa #IPPolicy

[Bemanya Twebaze @BemanyaT]

It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Kevin Fitzgerald, Secretary General, International Authors Federation (IAF), on the sidelines of the @IFRRO World Congress 2026.

I thank IAF for its support to @_ARIPO’s work on authors’ rights. Together, we will deepen collaboration on collective management, digital licensing, AI guidance that protects creators while enabling innovation, stronger advocacy, and capacity building for Member States.

As ARIPO marks 50 years, our goal is clear: Africa’s creativity must deliver sustainable livelihoods.

#AuthorsRights #ARIPOat50

[Bemanya Twebaze @BemanyaT]

In my goodwill message at the @IFRRO World Congress in Bogotá, Colombia, I made a clear case: AI must expand opportunity, not render creators invisible. No African creator should be disadvantaged because their work crosses a border. Rights must travel with the work.

50 years of @_ARIPO. 20 years of partnership with IFRRO. The test for the next chapter is simple: do creators feel the difference? In the age of AI, success means fair recognition and reward for creators, not just signed agreements. ARIPO is committed to delivering tangible results that secure sustainable livelihoods for creators.

#Copyright #CreativeEconomy #AI #ARIPOat50

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

Patent databases offer valuable insights into previously disclosed inventions and technological developments. But to what extent can this information be used?

Let’s find out from an IP expert!

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa #AskTheIPExpert

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

United in purpose and celebration! ARIPO celebrates @WIPO as a partner for the 50th anniversary commemorations!

📌 Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲
🗓️ 7–9 December 2026
‼️Africa IP Conference & Exhibition

Register to exhibit: https://t.co/TuN6uPso7E

Partnership inquiries: 📧 Email [email protected]

@pacrazambia

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

We are excited to celebrate the Expatriate Group
as a partner in the #ARIPOat50 anniversary commemorations.

Join us in Lusaka 🇿🇲from 7–9 December 2026 for the Africa IP Conference & Exhibition as we celebrate five decades of progress and shape the next chapter of Africa’s intellectual property story.

Register to exhibit: https://t.co/TuN6uPso7E

Partnership inquiries: 📧 Email [email protected]

@pacrazambia

#ARIPOat50 #ARIPO50Countdown #IP4Africa