OAPI and ARIPO strengthen their cooperation for an innovative Africa
Accra, November 21, 2025 – 20th Session of the ARIPO Council of Ministers On the sidelines of the 49th session of the ARIPO Board of Directors, the Director General of OAPI, Denis BOHOUSSOU, participated in the 20th session of the Council of Ministers held in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders…
Leveraging intellectual property to create value: A New Wave of Women and Girls in Technical and Scientific Fields: Trained in Yaoundé
Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 17-19, 2025 – Following an initial series of training sessions in Douala last September, some twenty women and young girls—engineers, researchers, and STEM students—began a new three-day workshop organized by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)...
Decisions from the session of August 22-30, 2025
Decision No. 025/25/OAPI/CSR of August 27, 2025, declaring inadmissible the appeal filed by TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED seeking annulment of notification No. 00000049/OAPI/DG/DGA/DBCT/SBOV/Negol from the Director General of OAPI refusing the restoration of rights attached to Patent No. 20763…
OAPI at the 49th ARIPO Board of Directors Session: a renewed commitment to innovation and growth in Africa
Accra, Ghana – Represented at the opening ceremony by the Head of the International Cooperation Department, Mercy Masok Asima, and at the invitation of Bemanya Twebaze, Director General of ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organization), OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization) is participating in the 49th Session of…
Burkina Faso: APIDE unveils new Ambassadors for collective copyright management
Ouagadougou, November 14, 2025 – The Denis EKANI Intellectual Property Academy (APIDE) continues its mission of skills development and marks a significant milestone in promoting collective copyright management in Africa. Following an intensive three-month training program, 11 new professionals from diverse backgrounds…

