Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Current OAPI members in cyan. Blue and green are ARIPO states.

The Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle or OAPI (English: African Intellectual Property Organization) is an intellectual property organization, headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The organisation was created by Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977. The Bangui Agreement was subsequently amended in 1999.

Its 16 member states are mostly French-speaking countries.

Contents

Members

  1.  Benin
  2.  Burkina Faso
  3.  Cameroon
  4.  Central African Republic
  5.  Chad
  6.  Congo
  7.  Côte d'Ivoire
  8.  Equatorial Guinea
  9.  Gabon
  10.  Guinea
  11.  Guinea-Bissau
  12.  Mali
  13.  Mauritania
  14.  Niger
  15.  Senegal
  16.  Togo

Organs

The organisation has three organs: The Administrative Council; the High Commission of Appeal; and the Directorate General. [1]

Rights covered

The Bangui Agreement covers patents[2], utility models[3], trademarks[4], industrial designs[5], trade names[6], geographical indications[7], copyright[8], unfair competition[9], integrated circuit layouts[10] and plant variety rights[11].

See also

External links

OAPI LOGO.jpg

References

  1. ^ Bangui Agreement, Article 27
  2. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex I
  3. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex II
  4. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex III
  5. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex IV
  6. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex V
  7. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex VI
  8. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex VII
  9. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex VIII
  10. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex IX
  11. ^ Bangui Agreement, Annex X
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