Study visit by OAPI IT officers to the EUIPO

This activity acknowledges the pivotal need to reinforce the capacity of OAPI IT technicians and their proficiency in handling issues related to maintaining the OAPI IP information system.

The study visit will enable the OAPI IT technicians to cooperate with their EUIPO counterparts in a constructive exchange of Intellectual Property (IP) data using GIview, DesignView, and TMview.

Along with sharing expertise on similar instruments and procedures, this study visit will serve as a platform to showcase European cooperation experiences. It is the responsibility of the OAPI IT experts to guarantee proper enforcement of IP rights while simultaneously offering their users and the business community high quality IT services.

Along with showcasing European cooperative experiences, this study visit will serve as a forum for knowledge sharing on common tools and practices that will benefit OAPI IT technicians in their role of providing high-quality IT services to their users and the business community while ensuring the proper enforcement of IP rights.