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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.
Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO)
The Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office of South Africa.
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
AUTM, a living, dynamic, global network of more than 3,500 technology transfer professionals who work in academic, research, government, legal and commercial settings. AUTM is dedicated to promoting and supporting technology transfer through education, advocacy, networking and communication.
Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
The Association is an outgrowth of the Research Directors Forum (RDF) which met annually for a number of years to review various issues related to research management and administration. At the meeting of the RDF in October 2001, it was agreed to form a new Association with a wider scope.
At the Inaugural meeting in Cape Town on 14 February 2002, attended by over 100 members, the Association was formally established.