User:Sarah Norkor Anku

Sarah Norkor Anku is an astute legal practitioner, intellectual property expert, Lecturer and Public Speaker with decades of experience covering Intellectual Property (IP), in particular, Patents, Trademarks, Industrial designs and IP Assets Management.

She is a Senior Partner and Intellectual property Consultant at one of the leading law firms in Ghana, Anku.Anku At-Law ( https://ankuatlaw.com ).

She is the first President of Intellectual Property Network - Ghana, an IP Think Tank and Advocacy group that advocates for and promotes the protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights.

Sarah Norkor Anku served as an Assistant Registrar General at the Registrar General’s Department under the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General from January 2010 to June 2018. During her time she led many breakthrough initiatives to transform the operations of the department, including but not limited to the transformation of the Patent Office.

She has represented Ghana at different fora on matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights and was the first Vice Chairperson for the 18th and 19th Sessions of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

She has published articles on many subjects including Protecting Traditional Intellectual Property in Ghana and Intellectual Property for Businesses.

Sarah has served on numerous committees of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) including the Working Group on the Improvement of ARIPO Protocols Relating to Industrial Property, Staff Affairs Committee, Administrative Council and Technical Committee on Industrial Property