Srilanka, Feb. 6 -- The government has decided to present the long-delayed amendments to Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003, to access the protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement that is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasingha this week sought the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to direct the Legal Draftsman to complete the drafting of the bill to amend Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003, on a priority basis, in order to access the protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement that is administered by the WIPO.

The initial Cabinet approval was granted nearly five years ago, on February 12, 2020, to move f...