African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.aripo.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARIPOSecretariat/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_aripo
Founded
1976-12-09 Lusaka Zambia
History
Established under the auspices of E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), on signature of an agreement by delegates of 6 states, following resolutions adopted 1972, Nairobi (Kenya) and 1974, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), and meeting, Oct 1975, Nairobi. Agreement entered into force 15 Feb 1978. Secretariat established 1 Jun 1981, Harare (Zimbabwe), prior to which ECA and WIPO acted as joint secretariat in Nairobi. Name changed Dec 1985, Harare, to African Regional Industrial Property Organization, at 9th session, following amendment to the Lusaka Agreement so as to no longer restrict membership to English-speaking states but to open it to all members of H-XD3027 - Organization of African Unity (OAU) or ECA.
Protocols to the Lusaka agreement:
- T-XT8295 - Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs within the Framework of ARIPO (Harare Protocol), concluded 10 Dec 1982, Harare, as 'Protocol on patents and industrial designs within the framework of ESARIPO'.
Revised, 1 Jul 1994, to link with
T-XT7097 - Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT); and again under revision in the light of T-XT0098 - Patent Law Treaty (PLT). Protocol was amended to incorporate utility model 'Petty Patents', 1999.
- T-XT9395 - Banjul Protocol on Marks, concluded 1993, Banjul (Gambia).
Revised since 1997, to align with
T-XT9411 - Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) and T-XT9491 - WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS);
- T-XT1023 - Swakopmund Protocol on the protection of traditional knowledge and expressions of folklore, adopted 2010, Swakopmund (Namibia);
- T-XT1502 - ARIPO Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, adopted 6 July 2015, Arusha (Tanzania).
- Kampala Protocol on the Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights, adopted 28 August 2021, Kampala (Uganda).
Aims
Promote harmonization and development of intellectual property laws, and matters related thereto, appropriate to the needs of members and of the region as a whole; foster establishment of a close relationship between members; establish common services or organs for coordination, harmonization and development of intellectual property activities; establish schemes for training of staff in administration of intellectual property laws; promote exchange of ideas, experience, research and studies; promote and evolve a common view and approach of members; assist members in acquisition and development of technology relating to intellectual property matters; promote, in its members, the development of copyright and related rights.
Events
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Council of Ministers (meets every 2 years); Administrative Council (meets at least once a year); Independent Board of Appeal; Technical and Administrative Committees; Secretariat. Includes: K-XF0605 - Patent Documentation and Information Centre (PADIC).
Languages
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UIA Org ID
XD0023
Last News
2023
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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