Commercial development

OAPI Awards

In a highly competitive international commercial context, the brand is an essential strategic tool for any economic operator. The OAPI brand Awards celebrate companies in our 17 Member States that strategically use the brands protection system for:

Distinguish their products or services
Create added value
Retain their customers
Conquer new markets

The Awards of the OAPI brand are a prestigious biennial event aimed at rewarding excellence in intellectual property in the OAPI space. This competition highlights companies that excel in the creation, protection and strategic exploitation of trademarks.

This free biannual event rewards the most efficient companies and offers them:

Prestigious prices and distinctions
Personalized support including intellectual property audits
Increased visibility on a market of more than 200 million consumers

To date, four (04) editions of the brand's Awards were organized in different capitals of the OAPI member states:

Douala (Cameroon), September 2016
Abidjan (Ivory Coast), April 2019
Douala (Cameroon), May 2021
Lomé (Togo), September 2023

The 5th edition will be held in Libreville (Gabon), on three (03) days in October 2025. It is organized in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Gabon, according to the following articulations:

Press conference
Thematic lunch of business leaders
Thematic workshop for the benefit of entrepreneurs
Mobile awareness caravan
Awards Delivery Gala Evening

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