MONROVIA, Aug. 12 -- The Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) has awarded Maretha International Preparatory High School US$1,000 for winning the national final of the WIPO-ARIPO Intellectual Property Club Competition and an additional US$700 for winning the regional final in Harare, Zimbabwe.

As the national champion, Maretha represented Liberia against schools from other African countries, including Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana, and won the regional championship in the process.The competition is organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) to promote intellectual property awareness among secondary school students across Africa. Participating st...