Maseru, April.24—New and upcoming entrepreneurs were equipped with skills on how they can register and protect their businesses as owning Intellectual Property (IP) can give a business a competitive edge as it can be licensed, sold or used to attract investors and generate income.
This emerged at the 2nd day of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) sub-regional workshop on Madrid and Patent Corporation on Treaty (PTC) which is hosted by Lesotho through the office of the Registrar General with the support of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO).
In her remarks, the Examiner ARIPO Ms. Odireleng Keipopele said the protection of IP rights is important as it motivates people to develop new products, art and technologies by ensuring they can benefit from their efforts…NT/BM
