Public Notice 02072020 – Lifespan of Submitted Applications

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BUSINESS AND INTELLECTUAL

LIPa PROPERTY AUTHORITY

Protecting Entrepreneurship and Innovation

REGISTRAR’S DIRECTIVE

(RD NO 2 of 2020)

LIFESPAN OF SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority, was established to be the focal point for the

registration of business and industrial property, and is responsible for the administration and

protection of business and intellectual property.

The Regulations of the Companies Act and Close Corporations Act, Regulation 3 (4), states that:

“The Registrar may reject any document which in his or her opinion is unsuitable for

record-keeping purpose.”

Notice is hereby given that incomplete applications lodged with the Registrar’s office will not be

processed and that the public will be given 3 months from the date of notification by the Registrar

to the applicant to collect incomplete applications for resubmission. Failure to collect, the

application process will be closed and as a result a new application would have to be lodged with

the Registrar’s office.

BIPA remains true to its vision of transforming the business landscape while contributing toward

an innovative nation.

By order,

The Registrar of Business and Intellectual Property Rights