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Uganda × Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
Protecting your brands, technology and other intellectual property, and earning from them, across countries. In Uganda, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Kampala · UgandaWONE Global Partner · Uganda
Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…
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Essentials guide · Source-checked research64% of statements checked against a source23 checked against an official source14 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-195 held back until checked against an official source9 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is Uganda's national intellectual property office; the main industrial property laws are the Trademarks Act 2010 and the Industrial Property Act 2014.
Laws as listed in WIPO Lex (Trademarks Act, Chapter 225; Industrial Property Act, Chapter 224).World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Copyright and related rights are governed by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006.
Chapter 222, in force from August 2006. Uganda joined the Berne Convention with effect from 28 April 2022 (WIPO Lex treaties).World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Uganda is a party to the Paris Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Paris Convention in force for Uganda from 14 June 1965 and the PCT from 9 February 1995. WIPO Lex does not list Uganda as a party to the Madrid Protocol.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Uganda is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO).
The Lusaka Agreement entered into force for Uganda on 8 August 1978, the Harare Protocol on patents, utility models and industrial designs on 25 April 1984 and the Banjul Protocol on marks on 21 November 2000.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Read the full guide: Intellectual property
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