About us
In an effort to improve service delivery and ensure the effective administration of Business and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) registration, the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) has been established as an agency of the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade (MIT) .
BIPA became officially operational as a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) with the promulgation of the BIPA Act (Act No. 8 of 2016) on 16 January 2017. BIPA, as an Association Not for Gain (Section 21) was deregistered on 25 August 2017.