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OAPI Patents OAPI is a signatory of the PCT. The Patent Cooperation Treaty ensures that by filing one international patent application , that applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in other PCT member countries.
A PCT National Phase entry provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications in each of its contracting states. OAPI is a member of the Paris Convention where each contracting state must grant the same protection to nationals of other contracting states, and provides for the right of priority in the case of patents , trademarks and ...
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Smit & Van Wyk deals with Intellectual Property in Africa. We file trade mark, design and patent applications . OAPI
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The African Intellectual Property Organization ( OAPI ) positions itself as a major regional office covering 17 member states spread across West Africa, Central Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Its legal framework, the Bangui Agreement, establishes a centralized procedure for the management of industrial property titles, including trademarks, patents , industrial designs, and geographical ...
This patent search tool allows you not only to search the PCT database of about 2 million International Applications but also the worldwide patent collections. This search facility features: flexible search syntax; automatic word stemming and relevance ranking; as well as graphical results.
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