Gabon

The Gabonese Office of Industrial Property (Ogapi) welcomed the decision by the National Committee for Geographical Indications (CNIG) to validate the official recognition of Mbigou stone as a product with a geographical indication (GI). This step marks the last phase before the official registration of the Mbigou stone as a GI. Once successful Mbigou stone […]

The Gabonese Industrial Property Office, in collaboration with the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI), organised a conference on artificial intelligence and intellectual property. Philippe Rodhain, an international expert in intellectual property, spoke at the conference and highlighted both the benefits and dangers of AI. The benefits he identified included the facilitation of creativity amongst artists, […]

The General Directorate of the Gabonese Industrial Property Office (OGAPI) recently organized a seminar in Libreville on the theme of model laws on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage. The seminar presented model laws, with the aim of providing OAPI member states with a harmonized legal framework for the management of Genetic Resources, Traditional […]