OAPI
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition – multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
3 months from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from filing date
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
Paris Convention, Madrid Protocol
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA must be submitted at the time of filing
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, notarized with verified English or French translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized with verified English or French translation
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, notarized with French translation
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Granted and published inventions in the Official Gazette to be searched by title, subject matter, applicant and priority/ PCT number
As to form and utility of invention
Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority
No provisions
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date. 6 months grace period for late payment with a surcharge
20 years from international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Specification and abstract in English or French in triplicate; 3 sets of formal drawings
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
- Original or certified copy of deed of assignment
What you need to know
- Copy of POA must be submitted at the time of filing; original POA may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, certified
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, certified
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, certified
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, certified
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
NO STATUTORY LAWS
No statutory laws on designs are in force in OAPI
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