The Uganda Registration Services Bureau has launched a massive campaign to take Intellectual Property crusades to schools.
Kedrace Turyagyenda also Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Sports) highlighted government’s ongoing transition to a competence-based curriculum.
Government is steadily transitioning to a competence-based curriculum across all levels of education to foster practical and skills-based learning,” she said.
Kedrace Turyagyenda also senior government officer said during the celebrations of the World intellectual property day in Sports under the theme Ready, Set & Innovate at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center in Kampala.
We need to market our sports eco-systems, said Moses Mwase while our most athletes don’t know their image values are big brands.
Image rights with no values is nothing, said Hon Moses Hassim Magogo also FUFA president.
This year’s World Intellectual Property day theme has triggered my mind & I thank the organizers for inviting me to this special ceremony to celebrate with schools,added Magogo.
Several activities were programmed to celebrate the World intellectual property day including university competitions amongst eleven different universities including Gulu university, Uganda Christian university, Makerere university and the Islamic university of Uganda.
Robert Kasande also Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs emphasized the importance of a strong legal framework in supporting innovations.
Policy makers, innovators, students, broadcasters and leaders from Uganda’s sports fraternity highlighted the need for intellectual property (IP) in driving innovations, protecting talent, and unlocking sports economic values.
The World Intellectual Property Day serves as a global platform to promote the protection of creativity and innovation, particularly in dynamic sectors like sports where talent, branding, and ideas drive economic values.
The new law requires us to demonstrate ownership of our activities, logos, and even understand players’ rights, said reports.
The Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho revealed that URSB is committed to ensuring athletes, clubs, and creatives be protected, commercialized, and fully benefit from their brands and innovation she stated.
“All sports federations & clubs have different logos that distinguish them from others as a requirement by the National Council of Sports but however most clubs and federations are not registered with URSB which is risky and lacks legal protection,” said Kakungulu Allan also Assistant Commissioner in charge of Trademarks at URSB.
We should see our sports men & women continue to benefit from different sports intellectual properties & be part of the conversation to amplify voices of IP in sports, said report.
