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Dec 25
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Dec 25
MBOTE BRAZZAVILLE: the caravan that brings Intellectual Property closer to citizens
On the sidelines of the 65th session of the Governing Body, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is launching an innovative, grassroots initiative: MBOTE BRAZZAVILLE, an urban caravan that travels to emblematic neighborhoods of the Congolese capital to directly raise awareness among the population about the strategic value of intellectual property…
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Dec 25
Brazzaville hosts the meeting of Experts for the 65th session of the OAPI Board of Directors
The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, hosted the opening of the proceedings of the Commission of Experts for the 65th Ordinary Session of the Governing Body of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) on December 4, 2025. This strategic meeting was opened by Nicéphore Antoine Thomas Fylla Saint-Eudes, Minister of Industrial Development…
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Dec 25
Continued collaboration between INPI France and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) on drafting patent examination guidelines.
Within the framework of the cooperation agreement signed between INPI France (National Institute of Industrial Property) and OAPI, a project to update OAPI's patent examination guidelines was launched at the end of 2023, facilitated in particular by the similarity of their respective legislation.
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Nov 25
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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Nov 25
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Nov 25
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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Nov 25
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…
