Our registered objectives set the boundaries of everything we do.
- To promote awareness of intellectual property among inventors, students, institutions and the general public.
- To provide education, training and technical support for the protection of patents, trademarks, copyright, designs and geographical indications.
- To document and help protect traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, folklore and plant varieties with the communities that hold them.
- To identify, assess and promote sustainable and eco-friendly technologies.
- To support grassroots innovators through recognition, documentation and referral.
- To conduct research and contribute to dialogue on IP, innovation and environmental policy.
- To establish chapters, research centres, incubation support and testing facilities.
- To publish journals, newsletters, reports and knowledge resources.