Africa: Masisi Urges African States to Better Utilise IP

Gaborone — Having been practicing and trading in Intellectual Property (IP) in a traditional setting for long, African states now need to apply its modern methods and harness it to grow their economies, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has said.

Addressing the 19th Session of the Council of Ministers of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) Council of Ministers in Gaborone on November 24, President Masisi said the theme of the gathering, IP For Economic Growth, prompted…