Margibi County – As the 17th session of the Ministerial Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) begins in Liberia, several leaders and collaborative partners from across the globe have committed to strengthening the Intellectual Property System (IPS) of Africa. Speaking on behalf of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) office, the Director of the Africa Bureau at WIPO, Mac Sery Kore disclosed that his institution is committed to strengthening and making the Intellectual Property Office of Liberia (LIPO) performs according to the standard of the World. “Intellectual property is so critical to every aspect of human life, especially when it comes to creativity and innovation. “We have young people in this country with great talents but we do not protect their innovation and creativity,” stressed Min. For his part, the Chief Executive Officer of the Intellectual property office of Canada, Konstantinos Georgaras said his country has learned a lot from challenges faced by Africa.

Source: Front Page Africa November 22, 2019 03:00 UTC