Closure of the 2nd phase of the PAMPIG: a success for Geographical Indications in the OAPI area
Yaoundé, November 28, 2025 – The second phase of the Project to Support the Implementation of Geographical Indications (PAMPIG) has officially reached its destination. A closing ceremony, filled with satisfaction and encouragement, marked the end of this strategic project, whose objective was to…
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…
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…
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…





