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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…
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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…
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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…
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Mar 25
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
