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The Study Examination and Validation Workshop carried out as part of supporting the process of recording geographic indications (IG) in Chad opened this Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in N'Djamena. The meeting which is a joint organization of the OAPI and the intellectual property rights project in Africa (Afripi)…

The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the African Guaranto Fund (AGF) signed today, May 06, 2025 at the OAPI headquarters in Yaoundé, a strategic agreement in the amount of 40 billion FCFA, marking a decisive turning point in supporting financing of invention and innovation in ...

The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the African Guaranto Fund (AGF) will proceed on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to the signing of a historic agreement aimed at operationalizing a mechanism for financing the invention and innovation for the benefit of inventors and innovators of the 17 member states of ...

The 139th edition of the International Labor Day was a moment of reflection under the prism of "social dialogue as a performance pillar at the OAPI". The joint efforts for the boom of the OAPI between top management, all staff and dismemberments in the member states ...

From April 28 to 30, 2025, an OAPI delegation made a working visit to the National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro and to the Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property Oipi- National Liaison Structure (SNL) with OAPI in Côte d'Ivoire. Offer quality training for ...

World Day of Intellectual Property 2025, the OAPI vibrates to the rhythm of the music of the interpretations of a few successful songs, a range of exchanges and an audience from many, the OAPI joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (PI) and to all PI offices through ...

147th annual meeting of the International Brands Association (Inta) in California (USA), OAPI was present from April 17 to 21, 2025 at the 2016 stand of the San Diego Congress Center. Bringing together a multitude of participants from around the world, the annual Inta meetings are opportunities ...

1st and 2nd sessions of the year, the magistrates of the OPAI Higher appeal commission (CSR) sat on April 12 to 01, 2025 in Yaoundé. Oppositions to the registration of a brand or claim of ownership, the magistrates ruled for two weeks, out of 26 files registered with the role. For…

The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) organized this national seminar on the contribution of business development in Guinea-Bissau, on the sidelines of its 24th Concertation Reunion between the General Directorate and the National Liaison States (SNL) of states, etc. in Bissau.