May 17 - 21: Annual Inta Assembly, San Diego, California, USA
The 147th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (Inta) is held from May 17 to 21, 2025 in San Diego in the State of California in the United States of America (USA). Inta is a global association of brands and professionals specializing in services related to brands and ...
May: 5th edition of the "Oapi brand Awards", Libreville - Gabon
Libreville in Gabon will host the 5th edition of the "Awards of the OAPI brand". The “OAPI brand Awards” are a competition between companies in the member states holding protected brands at the OAPI. They give these companies the opportunity to highlight their know-how in terms of use ...
April 7-9: OAPI-SNL consultation meeting, Bissau -Guineée Bissau
From April 7 to 9, officials of the National Liaison Structures (SNL) with the OAPI of the 17 member states meet with the general management in Bissau (Guinea Bissau), as part of their 24th annual consultation meeting. This annual meeting was established by the board of directors of ...
Action synergy for the promotion of the intellectual property system in Guinea
A tripartite convention between the national liaison structure of Guinea with the OAPI, the Guinea Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (CCIAG) and the Commerce Tribunal of Conakry was signed on March 13, 2025, under the chairmanship of Dr. Diaka Sidibe, Minister of Commerce, Industry, etc.
Mali celebrates its local marks
The Prime Minister of Mali General Abdoulaye Maiga launched the 2nd edition of the brand week in Mali on February 28 in Bamako, in the presence of an audience of personalities and the representative of the Director General of OAPI. This edition of the "Brands Week" ...
OAPI-RAMPI: a common provision for more expertise in intellectual property rights
March 20, 2025, the OAPI and the Network of Intellectual Property Magistrates (RAMPI) sign a partnership agreement to formalize a framework for collaboration conducive to better application of intellectual property rights in OAPI member states. Following a series of meetings and exchanges ...
OAPI participates in the sixth session of the working group on the legal development of the Lisbon system
U 17 to 20 March 2025, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) took part in an important international meeting aimed at strengthening the protection of original appellations and geographic indications. The sixth session of the working group on the legal development of the Lisbon system was held ...
OAPI-ARIPO: A strengthened collaboration during the 8th Mixed Commission
The 8th commission-mixed between the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the African Regional Organization for Intellectual Property (ARIPO) was held this Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Yaoundé, marking a new stage in cooperation between the two continental institutions. A high level dialogue for the future of ...