The Chief Executive Officer of the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) says the Namibian Intellectual Property Rights Laws are outdated and not fit for purpose.

Vivienne Katjiuongua said this during the two-day Namibian Corporate Law Reform Project for the Regional Consultation Programme at Walvis Bay.

Katjiuongua says that as an institution, BIPA is going to look at how to improve the country's ranking in doing business, which includes automating its systems.