Intellectual Property Places of Interrest
Information and location details of intellectual property offices and places of interrest for Africa.
ALGERIA
INAPI
Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property
For the protection and registration of patents, designs and trademarks in Algeria.
Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property
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ANGOLA
AIIP
Angolan Institute of Industrial Property
For the protection and registration of patents, designs and trademarks in Angola.
Angolan Institute of Industrial Property
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ANDEC
Angolan National Directorate of Entertainment & Copyright
For the protection and registration of copyright in Angola.
Angolan National Directorate of Entertainment & Copyright
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BENIN
BUBEDRA
Beninese Copyright Office offices
For the protection of copyright in Benin.
Beninese Copyright Office offices
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BOTSWANA
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Botswana
For the protection of industrial property in Botswana.
Ministry of Trade and Industry
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CAMEROON
OAPI
Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Centralized system of protection of intellectual property characterized by a uniform legislation applicable
Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle
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CAPE VERDE
General Directorate of Tourism, Industry and Commerce
Patent and trademark office Cape Verde.
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COMOROS
Ministry of Economy, Commerce, Handicrafts and Investments
Patent and trademark office Comoros.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Directorate of Industrial Property
Patent and trademark office DRC. For the protection of industrial property in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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EGYPT
Egyptian Patent Office
Patent and trademark office Egypt. For the protection of industrial property in Egypt.
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ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office
Patent and trademark office Ethiopia. For the protection of industrial property in Ethiopia.
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LIBYA
National Bureau for Research and Development
Patent and trademark office Libya. For the protection of industrial property in Libya.
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MOROCCO
Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office
Patent and trademark office Morocco. For the protection of industrial property in Morocco.
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MOZAMBIQUE
Industrial Property Institute (IPI)
Patent and trademark office Morocco. For the protection of industrial property in Morocco.
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NAMIBIA
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Copyright Services
Copyright office Namibia.
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Ministry of Trade and Industry: Department of Trade and Commerce
Patent and trademark office Namibia.
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NIGERIA
Registry of Trademarks, Patents and Designs
Intellectual Property office Nigeria. For the registration of companies, patent, designs & trademarks.
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SEYCHELLES
The Registrar General
Seychelles
For the registration of companies and intellectual property in Seychelles.
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SOUTH AFRICA
CIPC
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
For the registration of companies and intellectual property in South Africa.
Previously known as CIPRO.
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Plant Breeders’ Rights Registrar
Registrar for Plant Breeders' Rights.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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South African Institute for Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)
Patents, trademarks, registered designs, copyright and
unlawful competition, litigation, licensing and franchising.
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TUNISIA
INNORPI
National Institute of Standardization and Industrial Property
Patent & Trademark office Tunisia
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ZIMBABWE
ARIPO
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization promotes the harmonization and development of the industrial property laws. ARIPO also assists its members in the acquisition and development of technology relating to industrial property matters.
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
PCT
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states.
International patent law treaty.
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SPTO
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Official Intellectual Property Office for Spain.
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UNESCO
Paris, France
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
To promote culture, education and science in the interests of peace, human rights and development.
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USCO
United States Copyright Office
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.
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WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
Developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system.
Specialized agency of the United Nations.
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WTO
World Trade Organization
The principles of liberalization, and the permitted exceptions of goods, services and intellectual property.
World Trade Organization
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