The Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle or OAPI (English: African Intellectual Property Organization or AIPO ) 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.
Members: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
International Arrangements
WIPO
Patents
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Trademarks
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Designs and Models
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Granting
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Copyrights
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
As members of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in these countries, as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.
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