27th February, 2019

Members of the population who are interested in getting information on Intellectual Property Office and its functions will have the opportunity to participate in the hosting of an Information Clinic being organized by the Office of Intellectual Property.

The Information Clinic will be held at the Public Library on March 4th from 2:30-4:30pm and every first Monday of every month until June 2019.

Commerce and Intellectual Property Technical and Legal Officer Jeil Joseph will be the facilitator over the next few months. Joseph says the first clinic was held in February and he was pleased with the level of participation from members of the public.

The establishment of the Information clinic was based on the fact that persons often visited the Intellectual Property Office to ask questions, in some instances, answers were not forthcoming right away.

Joseph believes the Information Clinic would help to aid and answer all questions about Intellectual Property that persons may have.

All age group of persons are welcomed to participate in the clinic, mainly individuals who have interest in starting a business. Topics that will be covered during the information clinic include, “how to start a Business, How to incorporate a company and the difference in liability, what is Intellectual Property (Trade Mark, Patents), how business/companies and IP correlate, how to use IP for financial benefit.

The information Clinic also will promote the use of the Intellectual Property website and what is coming for electronical services. The Website is www.abipco.gov.ag