The Director General is the head of Central Administration and head of the Office. A Deputy Director General for Industrial Property is head of the department of Industrial Property and chief hearing Officer for the mitigation of Infringement cases at LIPO Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR), and principal advisor to the Director General on Industrial Property matters. A Deputy Director General for Copyright is head of the Copyright department and chief hearing officer for copyright violations at LIPO Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) mechanism and the principal advisors to the Director General on Copyright matters. A functional Registry for protection of Intellectual Property materials is headed by a Registrar General with two principal deputies for Industrial Property and Copyright respectively.