Organization Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle
The African Intellectual Property Organization (Organization Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle, OAPI, WIPO -code OA) was first established as the African-Malagasy Industrial Property Organization (OAMPI) in 1962 with the Libreville Convention , which was replaced by the Bangui Convention in 1977 , this revised on February 24, 1999, was replaced. The organization essentially covers the former francophone Africa, while another international organization, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), exists for English-speaking Africa . The organization's patent office grants regional patents for its member states. It is integrated into the international contract systems, so that international applications according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are also possible. The central authority is located in Yaoundé , Cameroon . The former member Madagascar left the organization early.
Members
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Equatorial Guinea
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Benin
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Burkina Faso
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Ivory Coast
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Gabon
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Cameroon
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Comoros
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Republic of the Congo
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Mali
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Mauritania
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Niger
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Senegal
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Togo
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Chad
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Central African Republic
literature
- Schade, The new union for industrial property in Africa, communications of the German patent attorneys 1964, 61;
- Ekani, Les innovations de l'Accord de Bangui du 2 mars 1977, Propriété Industrielle 1982, 224.