On 13 October 2023, the 18th Joint Commission on Industrial Property between OAPI and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) from France, took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The discussions, which were led by Directors General, Denis BOHOUSSOU of OAPI...
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OAPI confirms commitment to the protection and development of traditional medicine
OAPI held a seminar on the protection and development of traditional medicine on 5 October 2023. The seminar focused on the progress made to date regarding the implementation of the reference framework material for the protection of African inventions in the field of...
OAPI – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGES
The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) celebrated the 24th African Technology and Intellectual Property Day on 13 September 2023, under the theme ‘Intellectual Property: Business Competitiveness Challenges’. Stakeholders, such as the member states, used...
OAPI – OAPI and CEIPI to collaborate on issues
A cooperation agreement between OAPI and the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) was signed on 31 May 2023. This reflects a renewal of the collaboration between these institutions, with a view to addressing current issues faced by OAPI....
OAPI – Mission visit to the geographical area of the Baroness of Guinea
Between the dates of 22 – 26 May 2023 a mission took place in Friguiagbé, Kindia being the geographical area of the Baroness of Guinea. As part of the second phase of the PAMPIG II, a Support Project for the Implementation of Geographical Indications, Baroness from...
Instatement and Diplomatic Tour of the Deputy Director General
Following the instatement of the new Deputy Director General of OAPI, he and the Director General went on a diplomatic tour to the embassies and consulates of the OAPI member states. Instatement and Diplomatic Tour of the Deputy Director General On 11 January 2023,...
2nd phase of OAPI Geographical Indicators
An evaluation mission of the French Development Agency (AFD) was recently in Cameroon to attend to field trips and various meetings with, inter alia, cocoa producers, as part of the second phase of the Support Project for the Implementation of Geographical Indicators...
OAPI Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
On 15 December 2022, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) acceded to The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications taking the total number of countries covered by the Lisbon system to 70. Furthermore,...
12th edition of the Nice Classification applicable from January 2023
The OAPI office has confirmed that the 12th edition of the Nice Classification system will be applicable to all trade mark filings, including international filings through the Madrid system, from 1 January 2023. Trade marks which are filed after this date using older...
OAPI accredits three research institutes for the technical examination of plant varieties
The signing of accreditation agreements for three new research centers took place during the closing ceremony of the OAPI regional workshop on the development of seed. The director general of OAPI, Denis BOHOUSSOU, has initialled the relevant paperwork with the...
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