In matters of industrial property, OAPI's mission , among other things, implementing the common administrative procedures arising from the uniform regime for the protection of industrial property as well as the stipulations of international conventions in this field to which member states or OAPI have acceded, and providing services related to industrial property.
In matters of literary and artistic property, the Organization is responsible for contributing to the promotion of protection, encouraging the creation of national authors' organizations, etc.
OAPI must contribute to achieving the objectives of the industrial development policies of the Member States, by achieving the following specific objectives:
- Ensure the protection and publication of industrial property securities;
- Encourage creativity and technology transfer through the use of industrial property systems;
- Make the legal space attractive to private investment by creating conditions favorable to the effective application of the principles of intellectual property;
- Implement effective training programs to improve OAPI's capacity to provide quality services;
- Create the conditions favorable to the valuation of research results and the exploitation of technological innovations by national companies.
