 press release ug us patent and trademark office host commemorative discussion on intellectual property ahead of world intellectual property day press release ug us patent and trademark office host commemorative discussion on intellectual property ahead of world intellectual property day press release ug us patent and trademark office host commemorative discussion on intellectual property ahead of world intellectual property day webmaster tue 4162024 1736 university of guyana greater georgetown guyana saturday april 6 2024 ug us patent and trademark office host commemorative discussion on intellectual property ahead of world intellectual property day the university of guyana in collaboration with the united states embassy office for international trade and the us patent and trademark office on friday april 5 2024 hosted a very timely and enlightening discussion on intellectual property ip ahead of world intellectual property day which will be observed on april 26 2024 the event which was hosted at ug s george walcott lecture theatre gwlt sought to sensitize students and interested parties about intellectual property and saw the involvement of a widecross section of stakeholders including ip experts academics persons involved in the creative industries chambers of commerce among others regional intellectual property advisor for mercosur french guiana guyana and suriname ms maria beatriz dellore presented an overview of intellectual property ms beatriz noted that once an individual or entity has the pillars of intellectual property they will have the benefit of attracting investors because whatever is protected allows the individual or entity to have exclusive rights and this enables both parties to have a more free and open conversation to invest regional intellectual property attache for mercosur french guiana guyana and suriname us patent and trademark office mr david kellis in his presentation on intellectual property and the sustainable development goals highlighted certain parallels showing countries that have a strong ip infrastructure enjoying strong economic growth he further noted that there is a need for inclusive and equitable education citing the fourth sustainable development goal of quality education and lifelong learning opportunities dean of ug s school entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi professor leyland lucas in his presentation delved into the ip space in guyana emphasising the need for all stakeholders to understand the importance of protecting intellectual property he noted that without ip countries as a whole could lose on all fronts including losing their creative resources and finances vicechancellor of the university of guyana prof paloma mohamed martiand in her opening remarks noted that ug has a fairly robust internal architecture to protect its own as well as students intellectual property and has a course in the department of law specifically upon this but will include a sensitization module in its free compulsory human relations service course however she pointed out that the forum is meant to raise the level of discourse to the national level so that the issue will receive the continuous care and attention required in guyana s rapidly evolving scientific creative innovative business and manufacturing landscape a lively questions and answers session followed the presentations prof courtney abel from ug s department of law in his closing remarks said intellectual property rights are paramount for creators inventors and innovators as there is a need for a balanced system that benefits the society as a whole please see more pictures and the presentations here  https drivegooglecom drive folders 1kxuwn0gnfteknh29ww1dseq4vtkgy3yr usp drivelink united states of america embassy officials along with the university of guyana officials pose for a photo after the discussion the university of guyana in brief the university of guyana the national university of guyana now in its 60th year was founded in october 1963 three years before guyana became independent ug as it is fondly referred to offers over 160 distinct programmes in over 60 disciplines from certificates bachelor s degrees master s degrees to phd s these programmes are offered online facetoface or in blended formats ug delivers through a guyanabased system across eight campuses this includes its 35yearold communitybased institute for distance and continuing education idce and the second major campus at tain in berbice celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025 the university of guyana s student population is over 11000 through its eight 8 faculties including an accredited college of medical sciences school for entrepreneurship and business innovation and the faculty of earth and environmental sciences which is ranked 5 globally ug has provided education training and research for over 60000 alumni over its 60year history with significant national and global impact other faculties include the faculty of engineering and technology the faculty of agriculture and forestry the faculty of natural sciences the college of behavioural sciences and research the faculty of education and humanities and the faculty of social sciences the university is also home to ten 10 research institutes including the internationally important centre for biodiversity the institute for food and nutrition security the institute for innovation research and entrepreneurship the institute for energy diplomacy the green institute the institute for human resiliency strategic security and the future and the international centre for excellence in early childhood education the mission of the university of guyana is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for advancement of communities the nation and mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom transparent accountability pragmatic innovation and universal respect ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana the region and the world ug is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary with a renewed focus on becoming the leading teaching and research university in guyana visit ug at wwwuogedugy 