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Partners Against Piracy: Major wins in the war on content theft in Africa KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Worldwide partnerships between governments, law-enforcement bodies, cybersecurity specialists and civil-society NGOs are turning the tide against the scourge of content piracy on the African continent. The fight to break up the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s intellectual property owners can now be viewed by millions of searchers worldwide, following the addition to the TMview trademark search tool of the European Union. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has officially joined the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) trademark  search tool, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has hailed Uganda’s improving business environment, describing the Uganda Registration Services Bureau’s (URSB) one-stop centre as a key initiative to attracting foreign direct investment. “Many good things happening in our country are not being talked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Registrar General Mercy K. Kainobwisho, has highlighted the organization’s expansive role in facilitating private sector growth and improving Uganda’s investment climate. “We hold valuable information on movable property, company insolvency, liquidation proceedings, and bankruptcy cases. Our intellectual property …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defenders Protection Initiative has called for coordination between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and regulators. The call follows a study that revealed that there is a persistent lack of trust between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and regulators due to lack of clear coordination and communication. The findings were …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDENPENDENT | Real estate dealers in Mbarara are urging the Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) to increase efforts in sensitizing couples about the importance of registering their marriages. During the launch of the Mass Business Registration Initiative in Mbarara city, real estate dealers highlighted concerns about property …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Bank of Uganda has written to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) advising it to amend the name Crane Bank Ltd by deleting the word “Bank” from the name in line with a Supreme Court ruling. BoU’s decision and consequent directive are based on …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Services Registration Bureau (URSB) has embarked on the mass registration of informal businesses in the West Nile region. The move is aimed at addressing business informality among entrepreneurs and small business owners in the sub-region and the entire country. During a stakeholder engagement …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is embarking on an ambitious mission to register more than 800,000 businesses in just three years across the country. URSB unveiled the mass business registration initiative to support the formalization of over 800,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Registration Services Bureau, the national business registry, has this morning launched its mass business registration campaign aimed at promoting formalization among entrepreneurs and small business owners. In a news release shared today, the bureau said this initiative seeks to simplify the registration process, raise …