The 49th Session of the Administrative Council of ARIPO was held in Accra, Ghana from 17 – 20 November 2025. Adams & Adams Partners Nthabi Phaswana and Jameel Hamid, together with the Africa Practice Manager, Menzi Maboyi attended the session.
Adams & Adams works closely with ARIPO, and we continue to support ARIPO in its initiatives to promote and improve the ARIPO system. Representatives from all 22 ARIPO member states attended this year's event which also saw the attendance of representatives from Burundi and Angola as observer states and various partner organisations including UPOV, EUIPO and OAPI. The delegates were welcomed by the Director General of ARIPO, Mr Bemanya Twebaze and the Registrar General of Ghana, Mrs Grace Issahaque. The Guest of Honour was the Ghanaian Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic A. Ayine.
The event provides a unique opportunity to meet and engage with IP officials from the ARIPO member states and to cement our relationships with and participate in the activities of ARIPO.
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Members of the ARIPO Administrative Council and Cooperating Partners, with, in the front row from L – R, the Registrar General of Ghana, Mrs Grace Issahaue (2nd from left), the DG of ARIPO, Mr Bemanya Twebaze, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, of Ghana, Dr Dominic A. Ayine and the Outgoing ARIPO Administrative Council Chairperson, Mr Godfrey Molefe
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Adams & Adams Partner, Jameel Hamid and Africa Practice Manager, Menzi Maboyi, with the DG of ARIPO, Mr Bemanya Twebaze (centre)
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Adams & Adams Partner, Nthabi Phaswana with the Registrar General of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ms Mercy Kainobwisho]