Sri Lanka’s National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO) is working tirelessly with limited resources to clear the backlog of all pending applications for registration of patents and trademarks over the next 18 months.
The easing of the procedures for appraisal/grant of intellectual property rights (IPRs), has resulted in a quicker disposal of applications and reduced the backlog substantially, NIPO Director General Geethanjali R. Ranawaka told the Business Times.