Two (02) diploma training is
organized by the apide. This is:
I- Master in intellectual property law:
Co-organized with the University of Yaoundé II and the World Intellectual Property Organization (OMPI) and comprising three (03) specialties:
II- Professional Master of Engineer-Brevet:
Co-organized with the National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny in Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast).
I.1. Master in intellectual ownership
Yaoundé (Cameroon), October 2025 - June 2026
Objective of training:
providing administrations, public and private enterprises and research and teaching institutions of the member states of competent executives in the field of intellectual property.
Specific objectives:
Students must be capable of training:
• to know the importance and role of the intellectual property system;
• Master the different strategies for protecting and enhancing intangible creations;
• Define and apply the procedures for obtaining
and defending intellectual property securities;
• Organize the intellectual property function within a company;
• develop and negotiate cooperation agreements and technology and know-how transfers;
• Design development programs integrating intellectual property for the benefit of states and businesses.
Outlets
- Specialist in intellectual property in administrations, centers and research institutes and collective management of authors' law;
- Enhancement of valuation;
- Patent engineers;
- Teachers of universities and grandes écoles;
- Magistrates, lawyer, specialized business lawyer;
- Approved agent with the offices of
12 industrial property; - Industrial property advice;
- Technological development players.
Eligibility conditions
- To hold at least a master's degree or equivalent in law, economics, sciences or an engineering diploma issued by a recognized university or large school;
- Be able to take courses in French
or English. - Choose one of the following three specialties depending on the candidate's profile:
Program content
- Remote lessons
- face -to -face lessons.
I.2. Professional Master of Engineer-Brevet
Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast),
January-December 2025
General objective
Provide member states with strong skills in terms of invention and exploitation of technological information contained in patent documents and other sources of technical information for the purposes of technological and industrial development.
Educational objectives
Students must be able at the end of the training of:
- Master the patent document, its exploitation and its valuation;
- Examine requests for invention patents;
- Search and interpret the technical information contained in the invention patent documents contained in the databases;
- effectively write a patent application for an invention;
- Ensure technological monitoring in the fields of business activity.
Public concerned
Holders of engineering diplomas, a
master's degree or equivalent diplomas in the fields
of science and technology.
Outlets
Pertefort manager Patent, Intellectual Property Engineer, Intellectual Property Manager, Industrial Property Consultant, Industrial Property Consulting,
examiner
Program content
-1st part: virtual education
-2nd part: face-to-face teaching at the National Institute Félix Houphouët-Boigny
-3rd part: Practical internship and defense of memory
Eligibility conditions
Applicants must meet the following conditions:
be at most 30 years old at the time of filing the file;
- hold a baccalaureate diploma+5 at least in the following areas: physics, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy, biotechnology, natural sciences, programming,
electronics, electrical engineering or any other technical field;
- commit to disseminating the knowledge acquired on the program within its structure;
- Master the computer tool;
- Have knowledge in English.
