OAPI
| (Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle / African Intellectual Property Office) | |
| OAPI MEMBER STATES | |
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Benin |
Guinea |
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OAPI offers a centralised registration system for its 17 member countries. Registration of an IP right at OAPI automatically covers all of the territories that were member States at the time of filing the application for registration, with any territories joining OAPI after filing being included on renewal. It is not possible to designate a restricted number of member States. Our Jersey office has had an exclusive association with Ekeme Lysaght SARL in Cameroon for over 40 years, and this association has enabled us to build up a substantial OAPI practice as well as close links with OAPI itself. We are a leading practitioner in this area and play an active role in encouraging the OAPI Registry to improve its efficiencies, and provide foreign proprietors with the protection that they require. OAPI is one of our key areas of specialisation, and we welcome clients to enjoy the comprehensive and reliable registration, recordal and renewal service which we offer in this area.
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| TRADE MARK INFORMATION | |
| Classification | International, Nice 10th Edition Multi-class Goods and services can be registered, but a specification containing both goods and services must be filed as two separate applications |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Renewal | 10 years from the filing date, and every 10 years thereafter There is a 6 month grace period available on payment of a late fine |
| Use provisions | Non-use of a trade mark for a period of 5 years from registration renders it vulnerable to an action for cancellation by third parties |
| PATENT INFORMATION | |
| Types of Patent |
Substantive with or without a priority claim |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | 20 years from the effective filing date |
| Annuities | Renewals are due for payment annually, on each anniversary of the effective filing date |
| DESIGN INFORMATION | |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | 5 years from the filing date, extensible for another two 5 year periods |
| Renewal | The first renewal fee is paid on filing the application, with additional fees due on the 5th and 10th anniversaries of the filing date |
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 11:22
Steve Le Feuvre (MD) and Caroline van Dijk are presently in Yaoundé, Cameroon visiting our office Ekeme Lysaght Sarl and spending time with Isabelle EKEME MBOME of Ekeme Lysaght, discussing current issues with the technical officials at OAPI. Later in the week they will also visit other local agents, to move some matters forward that have been discussed with OAPI.
Tue, 08/08/2017 - 08:31
Dr Denis Loukou Bohoussou (from Côte d'Ivoire) is the new Director-General of the African Organization for Intellectual Property (OAPI), following his installation ceremony on 31st July 2017 at OAPI’s headquarters in Yaounde, Cameroon. Dr Bohoussou will serve a five-year term and replaces Dr Paulin Edou Edou (of Gabon) who has been OAPI’s Director-General for the past ten years.
Mr Jean-Baptiste Wago (from the Central African Republic) becomes the new Deputy Director-General, and Mr Touré...
Fri, 04/08/2017 - 16:23
There appears to have been a recent change in practice at OAPI regarding the filing of voluntary divisional patent applications.
OAPI appears to be considering that requests for voluntary divisional patent applications must be made within the 30-month term provided for under the PCT for entry into the regional phase. This effectively means that applicants are expected to decide at the time of PCT regional phase entry whether or not they also wish to file any voluntary divisional applications...
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