ZIPO Making Headway Despite Operational Constraints

• Published date: 03 October 2021
• Subject Matter: Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
• Law Firm: Adams & Adams
• Author: Adams & Adams

Although the Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) has welcomed the fact that its Industrial Property Automated System (IPAS) is up and running again, the Registry's operations were severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Zimbabwe is one of the countries entering the third wave and is currently in lockdown. As such, ZIPO is operating with a very limited staff complement.

ZIPO has confirmed that filing receipts will be issued in order of the date of filing and that priority dates on timeously filed applications will be acknowledged. The Registry has also published and...