Dear IP Agents and the General Public,

We hereby kindly inform that the National Intellectual Property Office has encountered an unexpected technical issue, in the system. Hence Industrial Property Administration System (IPAS) of NIPO is currently not function at the moment.

We trust that the said issue can be addressed within this week. Until such time, TM/ Patent/ ID searches, issuing of summary reports, acceptance/refusal letters etc… cannot be performed through the IPAS system.

However, any information which as be given from the records of a file will be issued upon request

We regret the inconvenience caused to the public.

Geethanjali R. Ranawaka

Director General – National Intellectual Property Office

06-10-2022