By Sulphine Bonabana
Uganda has called for a simpler and more practical global intellectual property system that delivers real benefits to innovators, creators and communities.
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao made the call at the 68th WIPO Assemblies in Geneva, where Uganda is participating in meetings running from July 7 to 16, 2026.
Mao told the Assembly that the success of an intellectual property system should not be measured by the complexity of its laws, but by how well it supports innovation, enterprise and livelihoods.
Using the analogy of a “step-down transformer,” he said complex intellectual property knowledge must be broken down into practical tools that innovators and entrepreneurs can understand and use.
Uganda’s delegation also includes the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, H.E. Marcel Robert Tibaleka, and senior officials from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau.
The WIPO Assemblies bring together member states to discuss global intellectual property policy, innovation, creativity and the future of the international IP system.
