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05 Dec 25

Brazzaville hosts the meeting of Experts for the 65th session of the OAPI Board of Directors

The Congolese capital, Brazzaville, hosted the opening of the proceedings of the Commission of Experts for the 65th Ordinary Session of the Governing Body of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) on December 4, 2025. This strategic meeting was opened by Nicéphore Antoine Thomas Fylla Saint-Eudes, Minister of Industrial Development…

04 Dec 25

Activities suspended due to the 2025 holiday season

03 Dec 25

OAPI Board of Directors 2025

03 Dec 25

Continued collaboration between INPI France and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) on drafting patent examination guidelines.

Within the framework of the cooperation agreement signed between INPI France (National Institute of Industrial Property) and OAPI, a project to update OAPI's patent examination guidelines was launched at the end of 2023, facilitated in particular by the similarity of their respective legislation.

02 Dec 25

Closure of the 2nd phase of the PAMPIG: a success for Geographical Indications in the OAPI area

Yaoundé, November 28, 2025 – The second phase of the Project to Support the Implementation of Geographical Indications (PAMPIG) has officially reached its destination. A closing ceremony, filled with satisfaction and encouragement, marked the end of this strategic project, whose objective was to…

02 Dec 25

PUBLICATION NO. 10 BR / 2025 of December 2, 2025

29 Nov 25

PUBLICATION N° 22MQ / 2025 of November 28, 2025

28 Nov 25

OAPI and ARIPO strengthen their cooperation for an innovative Africa

Accra, November 21, 2025 – 20th Session of the ARIPO Council of Ministers On the sidelines of the 49th session of the ARIPO Board of Directors, the Director General of OAPI, Denis BOHOUSSOU, participated in the 20th session of the Council of Ministers held in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders…

26 Nov 25

Project to support the implementation of Geographical Indications in OAPI member states

21 Nov 25

Leveraging intellectual property to create value: A New Wave of Women and Girls in Technical and Scientific Fields: Trained in Yaoundé

Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 17-19, 2025 – Following an initial series of training sessions in Douala last September, some twenty women and young girls—engineers, researchers, and STEM students—began a new three-day workshop organized by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)...

Brazzaville hosts the meeting of Experts for the 65th session of the OAPI Board of Directors

Activities suspended due to the 2025 holiday season

OAPI Board of Directors 2025

Continued collaboration between INPI France and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) on drafting patent examination guidelines.

Closure of the 2nd phase of the PAMPIG: a success for Geographical Indications in the OAPI area

PUBLICATION NO. 10 BR / 2025 of December 2, 2025

PUBLICATION N° 22MQ / 2025 of November 28, 2025

OAPI and ARIPO strengthen their cooperation for an innovative Africa

Project to support the implementation of Geographical Indications in OAPI member states

Leveraging intellectual property to create value: A New Wave of Women and Girls in Technical and Scientific Fields: Trained in Yaoundé

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