Month: April 2025

From April 28 to 30, 2025, an OAPI delegation conducted a working visit to the Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro and to the Ivorian Intellectual Property Office (OIPI) – National Liaison Structure (SNL) with OAPI in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim was to provide quality training for…

World Intellectual Property Day 2025: OAPI pulsates to the rhythm of music. With performances of several hit songs, a panel discussion, and a large audience, OAPI joined the World Intellectual Property (IP) Organization and all IP offices worldwide…

At the 147th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in California (USA), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) was present from April 17 to 21, 2025, at booth 2016 in the San Diego Convention Center. Bringing together a multitude of participants from around the world, the INTA annual meetings are opportunities…

During the first and second sessions of the year, the judges of the OAPI's Higher Appeals Commission (CSR) sat from April 12 to May 1, 2025, in Yaoundé. Addressing oppositions to trademark registrations and claims of ownership, the judges ruled over 26 cases on the docket for two weeks. For…