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 (PAMPIG II).
The second phase of PAMPIG II will, when completed, see the protection of ‘Gari Sohoui’ from Savalou, ‘Agonlin Oil’ from Benin, ‘Red Cocoa’ from Cameroon, ‘Atiéké’ from Lagoons, ‘Baoulé’ loincloth from Côte d’Ivoire, and ‘Baroness’ from Guinea.
OAPI championing initiatives for food security in Africa
OAPI brought together over thirty national decision makers and key role players from the agricultural sector at a national workshop held from 4 to 6 November 2024 in N’Djamena, Chad. Aimed at es...
December 09 2024
OAPI leads the way in global design protection strategies
From 11 November 2024 to 22 November 2024 the WIPO Diplomatic Conference took place in Riyadh, with the focus being the adoption of the Design Law Treaty (DLT). Over 1000 delegates from across the wor...
December 09 2024
Francophone Alliance for Intellectual Property is launched
On 2 October 2024, amidst the Francophonie summit, the Alliance Francophone pour la Propriété Intellectuelle was launched in France, and attended by many institutions, including the African Intellec...
November 11 2024