Office to establish state intellectual property institutions

Addis Ababa - The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) said that it has launched activities to set up intellectual property institutions and councils in the various states.

The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples State (SNNPS) Council has endorsed a bill providing for the establishment of Intellectual Property Council and Centre.

Office Acting Representative, Getnet Hunegnaw told ENA Tuesday that the Office has reached agreement for the establishment of the intellectual property councils in Tigray, Amhara and Harari states as well as Dire Dawa town.

The endorsement of the bill by the SNNPS Council is exemplary to other states, he added.

Getnet said that establishment of intellectual property councils and institutions at State level would enable them raise public awareness about intellectual property disseminating the necessary information.

The Establishment of the institutions would also play a key role in creating integrated working system among states to protect intellectual rights, he added.

(ENA)