Entrants are advised to seek professional advise on Intellectual Property Protection on inventions or innovations before submitting their entries for the Design Awards. Advice and assistance may be sought from:

• For Registration and Company Formation
  Registrar of Companies
  P. O. Box 102
  Gaborone
  Tel: 3188754
  Fax: 3188130

• For Patent Attorneys or Agents
  Law Society of Botswana
  P. O.Box 50889
  Gaborone
  Tel: 3900200
  Fax: 3900660

• For Quality Assurance and Standards
  Chief Executive Officer
  Botswana Bureau of Standards
  P/Bag B048
  Gaborone
  Tel: 3903200
  Fax: 3907236

• For Intellectual Property Advice
  Ministry of Communications Dcience and Technology
  P/Bag 00414
  Gaborone
  Tel: 3907230
  Fax: 3907236