African Intellectual Property Organization
Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI)
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.oapi.int/
Founded
1962-09-13 Libreville Gabon
History
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Contribute to achievement of industrial development policy objectives of member states by: ensuring protection and publication of intellectual property rights; encouraging creativity and technology transfer through use of intellectual property systems; providing regulatory conditions attractive to private investment through creation of favourable conditions and effective application of intellectual property principles; setting in motion effective training programmes to improve the capacity of the OAPI system to offer quality services; creating favourable conditions for national enterprises to enhance research results and exploit new technology.
Activities
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Cooperation agreements with: D-XD0023 - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO); D-XD4489 - European Patent Office (EPO); B-XB3383 - UNESCO; B-XE3386 - UNIDO; E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Member of: E-XJ0805 - Intergovernmental Organizations Conference (IGO Conference). Close working relations with: H-XG6704 - Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC). Contracting party to: T-XT2510 - Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, T-XT9999 - Geneva Act of the The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Geneva Act, 1999) T-XT8966 - Protocol to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and T-XT0608 - Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (Singapore Treaty). Partner of: D-XD7796 - Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA). Cooperates with: E-XD6971 - Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO). Links with: E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC); F-XF4432 - International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT Union); J-XM8545 - Pan-African Intellectual Property Organisation (PAIPO); F-XF2671 - Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV). Links indicated by: F-XF4431 - Special Union for the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Union).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Memorandum of Understanding with: B-XB0011 - International Trademark Association (INTA). Links with: F-XM0167 - PROMETRA International.
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD0013
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