The African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) is responsible for the uniform protection of intellectual property rights across its seventeen member states. It is governed by a uniform regional convention, the Bangui Agreement.
Recent amendments to the agreement have, among other changes, introduced a series of significant changes to the trade mark registration process in the OAPI IP system. IP Experts Marius Schneider and Nora Ho Tu Nam from IPvocate Africa will help businesses interested in protecting their trade marks in the region learn the key tips to gain maximum protection and reduce costs.
- EU trade mark
- Tuesday 20 September 2022, 10:00 - 11:00 (CEST)
- Online only
- Live streaming available
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 20 September 2022, 10:00 - 11:00 (CEST)
- Where
- Online only
- Languages
- English
Description
The African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) is responsible for the uniform protection of intellectual property rights across its seventeen member states. It is governed by a uniform regional convention, the Bangui Agreement.
Recent amendments to the agreement have, among other changes, introduced a series of significant changes to the trade mark registration process in the OAPI IP system. IP Experts Marius Schneider and Nora Ho Tu Nam from IPvocate Africa will help businesses interested in protecting their trade marks in the region learn the key tips to gain maximum protection and reduce costs.
On Tuesday 20 September 2022, the Africa IP SME Helpdesk is organising the webinar ‘Protecting your trade marks at the OAPI’.
The webinar will count with simultaneous interpretation in French.
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Practical Information
Tuesday 20 September 2022, 10.00h-11.00h CET
Description
Host: Africa IP SME Helpdesk
Speaker: Marius Schneider and Nora Ho Tu Nam, IPvocateAfrica
Languages: English, French
Learning Objectives:
This training session provides an overview of:
- recent amendments to the Bangui agreement
- the main changes in trade mark registration in the OAPI System
- strategies for registering trade marks at the OAPI
Duration: 1 hour
Fee: this webinar is free of charge
