Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Registrar General, Mercy K. Kainobwisho has won the inaugural Africa Brand Leadership Award. The award recognizes corporate, industry and public service leaders who have been a catalyst for growth and development of made in Africa brands. On Africa Day, 25 May 2022, Brand Africa announced the 12th annual global […]
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Kampala; The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) collected a total of Ugx 45.87Bn in non-tax revenue for the period July 2021 to April 7th 2022 against a target of 45.57Bn for the FY 21/22 representing a 100.6% achievement. This was revealed by URSB’s Registrar General Mercy K Kainobwisho while appearing before Parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary […]
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Kampala; The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), with support from the Government of Uganda through the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, is organizing a Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of the Draft Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights to take place in Kampala, Uganda from 20th […]
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Kampala; Transformation of Uganda into a modern, prosperous society as laid out in the National Development Plan III will largely depend on how fast Ugandanscan harness, protect and utilize intellectual property in a manner that encourages innovation and creativity. As part of the strategy to promote the realization of this goal, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau […]
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Kampala: The Registrar General of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) today hosted a breakfast meeting with media editors and journalists to enhance their outstanding partnership and stress the critical role the media has played in supporting URSB services. The meeting was setup to introduce the core team of Top Management, launch the URSB Journal that […]
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Kampala; Consultations on the Geographical Indications (GI) Act and its implementation which aim at popularizing the protection of Uganda’s unique products is in high gear. Today, the National Working Group led by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and composed of multi-sectoral stakeholders held a consultative meeting needed for the popularization of GIs. A geographical […]
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Kampala: The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and the National Information Technology Authority (NITA) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of an SMS gateway that will enable URSB improve communication with clients in a faster, more responsive way. In her remarks, Mercy K Kainobwisho, the Registrar General noted that URSB had […]
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An exciting new partnership was announced today between Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), a semi-autonomous Government agency charged with formalization of businesses and registration of intellectual property, and the Stanbic Business Incubator which provides training, mentoring and business development services for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The main aim of the joint collaboration is […]
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Kampala: The official Government Receiver and new Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), today unveiled her strategic plan for the organisation’s future, and announced key initiatives to drive URSB’s vision as the centre of excellence for reliable registration services. Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho who spoke at a management retreatfor Directors, Managers and Senior Staff […]
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Mr. Bemanya Twebaze, the outgoing Registrar General, Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) this morning handed over office to Ms. Mercy Kainobwisho, the incoming Registrar General. This handover follows the election of Mr. Bemanya Twebaze as Director General of African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the appointment of Mercy Kainobwisho as acting Director General and […]
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