Published: November 19, 2025
Flashback: LIPO Director General Hon. Garmai Koboi speaks at the Ministry of Information press briefing in October 2025.
MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Intellectual Property Office, has presented prizes to the champions and runners-up of the second National Intellectual Property High School Club Competition.
The competition, which ended a few months ago, saw United Dawah Ummah High School emerging as the winner, with Lott Carey Baptist Mission School and Ganta United Methodist High School claiming first and second place, respectively. The prize funds, totaling L$205,000, will be utilized to implement projects designed by the IP Club members that benefit the student populations at each winning institution.
Based on the submitted project proposals, United Dawah Ummah High School is expected to use its L$100,000 cash prize to purchase furniture and assorted materials for the operation of the school’s IP club, while Lott Carey Baptist Mission School will use its L$60,000 first runner-up prize to purchase trash bins, and Ganta United Methodist High School will repaint all of its 20 classrooms with its L$45,000 second runner-up prize.
The IP Club project was implemented in Nimba, Grand Bassa and Montserrado counties, benefiting over 200 students. The initiative, funded by the Government of Liberia through LIPO, aims to foster creativity, innovation and awareness of intellectual property rights among Liberian youth.
“We are immensely proud of the dedication and enthusiasm demonstrated by all participating schools,” said Hon. Garmai Koboi, Director General of LIPO, during the checks presentation to the schools on Nov. 14, 2025. “I extend our sincere gratitude to these schools for their active participation and commitment to intellectual property education.”
“We look forward to seeing them take full ownership of their IP clubs and continue to champion creativity and innovation. These clubs are part of the government’s investment in the future of our youth’s creative capacity,” Hon. Koboi added.
Speaking at the prize presentation ceremony, Yvette Fayiah of Lott Carey Baptist Mission School noted that the IP club project has been impactful in the lives of students, saying the club has opened “students’ eyes to the importance of protecting creative ideas and innovations.”
“Students are now thinking differently about their talents and how they can use intellectual property rights to build sustainable futures,” Yvette remarked. “It is our appeal that the IP club will continue as it equips us with knowledge that goes beyond textbooks.”
The National Intellectual Property High School Club Competition was launched in 2024 as part of the government’s effort to address the lack of IP literacy among high school students across the country. Through extracurricular activities, the IP Club project created awareness and promoted IP literacy among students, ensuring practical demonstrations through presentations, role plays and quizzes. The project also ensures that students engage in activities related to copyright and related rights, trademarks, patents and utility models.
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