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Apr 25
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Apr 25
Inta2025, in your ready marks… Cap San Diego
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 ...
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Apr 25
Ladies gentlemen, make way for the court!
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…
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Apr 25
The OAPI celebrates the "Panu di Pinti": a Bissau-Guinean heritage now protected
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.
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Apr 25
Gold medal in Geneva: Gabonese innovation supported by OAPI triumphs
The International Inventions Show in Geneva 2025 has once again devoted the excellence of African innovation thanks to the unwavering support of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). During this 50th edition held from April 09 to 13, 2025, the inventors supported by the OAPI were brilliantly…
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Apr 25
The 24th OAPI concertation meeting - national binding structures opens in Guinea Bissau
Since April 8, 2025, the Guinea Bissau has been welcoming the 24th concertation meeting between the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and its national liaison structures in the Member States (SNL). The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Guinea Bissau,…
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Apr 25
OAPI strengthens the expertise of accredited centers for research and examination of plant varieties
An exchange workshop on best practices concerning the reference collections and the management of databases of vegetable varieties opened this Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Abidjan. Organized by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) in collaboration with the Office of the European Union for Property ...
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Apr 25
Togo celebrates its first protected geographical indication: Kovié rice
On April 3, 2025, Togo marked a historic stage in the enhancement of its agricultural heritage with the official certification of Kovié rice as a protected geographical induction (IGP). The certificate presentation ceremony took place in Kovié, a town located about 40 kilometers from Lomé,…
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Mar 25
OAPI-RAMPI: a common provision for more expertise in intellectual property rights
March 20, 2025, the OAPI and the Network of Intellectual Property Magistrates (RAMPI) sign a partnership agreement to formalize a framework for collaboration conducive to better application of intellectual property rights in OAPI member states. Following a series of meetings and exchanges ...
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Mar 25
OAPI participates in the sixth session of the working group on the legal development of the Lisbon system
U 17 to 20 March 2025, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) took part in an important international meeting aimed at strengthening the protection of original appellations and geographic indications. The sixth session of the working group on the legal development of the Lisbon system was held ...
