Year : 2025

An exchange workshop on best practices concerning the reference collections and the management of databases of vegetable varieties opened this Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Abidjan. Organized by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) in collaboration with the Office of the European Union for Property ...

On April 3, 2025, Togo marked a historic stage in the enhancement of its agricultural heritage with the official certification of Kovié rice as a protected geographical induction (IGP). The certificate presentation ceremony took place in Kovié, a town located about 40 kilometers from Lomé,…

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 ...

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 ...