Events Calendar
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Technical support for the development of the legal framework for GIs in other countries
Activity no 26
This activity aims to support individual countries, such as Nigeria, that have expressed the need to adopt a standalone ...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Trade mark and Design Guidelines of Egyptian TIDO: revision and Technical Working Group participation
Activity no 13
During 2022, AfrIPI and the Egyptian Trademarks and Designs Office (TIDO) management held several meetings to set up the...
1 Jun 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Study Visit of Heads of IP Offices from ARIPO Member States
Activity no 17
The ARIPO Member States need support to provide quality intellectual property services to their users and the business c...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Africa IP SME Helpdesk
Activity no 18
The Africa IP SME Helpdesk assists EU businesses by organising training events, publishing IP resources, and replying to...
1 Jun 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Support for the creation and implementation of a database of judges in OAPI Member States
Activity no 9
The first workshop for magistrates from OAPI Member States was organised by AfrIPI in 2021, with a focus on the Bangui A...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Support for the OAPI training program for trade marks and design examiners and IP representatives on substantive examination
Activity no 8
OAPI has been examining trade mark and industrial design applications on substance since January 2022. Before being gran...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Communications training on the ARIPO Regional Intellectual Property Rights System
Activity no 23
This activity is a continuation of the Communications Training on the ARIPO Regional Intellectual Property Rights System...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Technical Support for the development of the institutional framework for GIs in OAPI countries
Activity no 24
The Continental Strategy on Geographical Indications (GIs) aims to create an enabling environment at the legal and insti...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Technical support for the development of the legal framework for GIs in ARIPO Member States
Activity no 25
This activity aims to support the ARIPO ad hoc working group on GIs in moving forward to create an enabling legal and in...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Support the registration at the National Level of GIs for OAPI countries
Activity no 27
Outcome 3 of the six strategic outcomes of the Continental Strategy for GIs in Africa (2018-2023) highlights the importa...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Support the registration at EU level of GIs for Kilichi du Niger
Activity no 28
Kilichi du Niger was registered as a geographical indication (GI) in the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAP...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Screening processes in OAPI countries – Chad
Activity no 29
While there is a common understanding about the importance of GIs in OAPI Member States, some countries have not tracked...
1 May 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
National training on patents, patent searches and patent drafting for ARIPO MS
Activity no 7
This activity aims to increase intellectual property awareness among researchers, staff, and students from academic and ...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Maintenance and the future of the GI Hub
Activity no 31
The GI Hub is a common online platform that aims to make all the information on GIs in Africa widely available and easil...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Support for the ARIPO patent examination training (ARPET)
Activity no 6
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) launched the ARPET ...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Integration and implementation of IP tools
Activity no 10
This activity aims to start the integration of trade marks and designs data of African countries that are, technically s...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Consultative roundtable on enforcement of IPR for North African countries
Activity no 5
This activity is a continuation of Activity 7 of the AWP 2.
The activity aims to bring together key North Afric...
1 Jan 2023 to 1 Dec 2023
Support the registration of pilot GIs in the ARIPO region
Activity no 32
This activity aims to provide ARIPO Member States with technical assistance on a pilot (meeting AfrIPI’s criteria for ...
1 Feb 2023 to 30 Nov 2023
Support for the digitalisation of Nigeria IP office: ‘capture and store’ of trade marks paper files
Activity no 11
The Nigeria Intellectual Property (IP) Office still has a vast quantity of paper-based trade marks, which must be scanne...
1 Apr 2023 to 31 Oct 2023
Expert support for the ARIPO Master’s training programme
Activity no 21
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property O...
1 to 30 Sep 2023
Legal and technical assistance for AfCFTA Secretariat for the phase II negotiations on IP Rights
Activity no 2
In September 2022, the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area finalised the negotiation on the intellect...
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Sep 2023
Support for the Setup and Strengthening of Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) in OAPI member states
Activity no 15
It is crucial to strengthen and improve the copyright and related rights environment for the development of a cultural i...
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Sep 2023
Support for the setup of innovation platforms in OAPI pilot countries
Activity no 19
An effective and strategic use of intellectual property requires the promotion of IP protection of inventions and techno...
1 Apr 2023 to 30 Sep 2023
Expert support for the OAPI Master’s training programme
Activity no 20
Since 2021, AfrIPI has contributed to training over a hundred students of the OAPI Masters’ Programme in IP. The Maste...
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2023
Legal and technical assistance for the RECs for the phase II negotiations on IPR
Activity no 3
Under its AWP 2, AfrIPI began collaborating with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to provide str...
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2023
Promotional workshop on Designs and Utility Models for ARIPO
Activity no 22
This activity aims to raise awareness of the benefits and economic value of industrial designs and utility models ...
1 May 2023 to 30 Jun 2023
Side event on GIs in Africa at the AU-EU Agricultural Ministerial Conference
Activity no 30
Rome, Italy
1 Apr 2023 to 31 May 2023
Technical support on the reference collections for the accredited research and examination centres on plant varieties in OAPI countries
Activity no 12
Access to quality seeds and plant varieties for OAPI Member States is a major issue for all their populations, as these ...
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Apr 2023
Judges Colloquium on enforcement
Activity no 4
AfrIPI created a pan-African case-law database on intellectual property rights under its 2021 annual work plan. This yea...
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
Regional workshop on accession to the ARIPO International Protocols
Activity no 1
This activity aims to promote accession by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) member states...
1 Feb 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
Capacity building on IP right recordation for selected enforcement agencies in Kenya – Phase 2: study visit to Mauritius
Activity no 14
In 2022, AfrIPI facilitated the organisation of a meeting between the European Business Council (EUBC) in Kenya and the ...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Trade mark and Design Guidelines of Egyptian TIDO: revision and Technical Working Group participation
Activity no 19
During 2022, AfrIPI and the Egyptian Trademarks and Designs Office (TIDO) management held several meetings to set up the...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Support the registration at EU level of GIs for Kilichi du Niger
Activity no 34
Kilichi du Niger was registered as a geographical indication (GI) in the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAP...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Support to the screening of GIs in Chad
Activity no 37
In 2021, at least six geographical indications (GIs) were registered regionally in the African Intellectual Property Org...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Maintenance and the future of the GI Hub
Activity no 35
The GI Hub is a common online platform that aims to make all the information on GIs in Africa widely available and easil...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Support the registration at national level of GIs for OAPI countries
Activity no 32
The Continental Strategy for geographical indications (GIs) in Africa (2018-2023) highlights the importance of the devel...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
ARIPO IP Awareness Campaign
Activity no 25
Although the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) has existed since 1976, not many citizens from its 22...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Africa IP SME Helpdesk
Activity no 20
The Africa IP SME Helpdesk supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs') from the European Union (EU) to both...
1 Oct 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Regional Conference for OAPI MS on the Status of the Protection and Use of African Medicinal Inventions
Activity no 18
African countries are a key destination for counterfeit goods, such as pharmaceuticals, with all the hazards and dangers...
1 Sep 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Technical support on the reference collections for the accredited research and examination centres on plant varieties in OAPI countries
Activity no 17
After the entry into force of Annex X of the Bangui Agreement on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants on 20&nb...
1 Feb 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Support for the digitalisation of the Nigeria IP Office: ‘Capture and Store’ of Trade Marks Paper Files
Activity no 16
The Nigeria Intellectual Property (IP) Office has a vast quantity of paper-based trade marks that need to be scanned to ...
1 Mar 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Integration and Implementation of IP Tools
Activity no 15
In the last decade, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has worked very closely with the European Un...
1 Jul 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Support for the Creation of an Association of Judges for OAPI Member States
Activity no 14
On 12 to 14 October 2022, the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) and AfrIPI held a constitutive Gene...
1 Jul 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Judges Colloquium on Enforcement
Activity no 13
AfrIPI created a pan-African case-law database on intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the first Annual Work Plan (AWP...
1 May 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Training on IPR examination practices
Activity no 11
AfrIPI provides on demand technical assistance for examiners for trade marks, designs, patents, plant breeder’s rights...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
Legal and technical assistance to the AfCFTA Secretariat for the Phase II negotiations on IPR
Activity no 3
The AfCFTA Secretariat, the body in charge of the negotiations of the IPRs Protocol, is a new addition to the African Un...
1 Jan 2022 to 30 Nov 2022
Development of patent examination guidelines for OAPI
Activity no 8
In accordance with the Patent Examination Training Program, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the E...
1 Jun 2022 to 30 Nov 2022
IP Awareness Sessions on Patents and Innovation for ARIPO Countries
Activity no 24
Universities, research and development (R&D) institutions and other innovation associations increasingly leverage th...
1 Jul 2022 to 31 Oct 2022
Study and mentorship visits
Activity no 12
In line with international and European best practices and in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Oct 2022
Technical support for the development of the legal framework for GIs in other countries
Activity no 31
Abuja, Nigeria
1 Jun 2022 to 31 Oct 2022
Consultative roundtable on counterfeiting in Nigeria
Activity no 6
According to the OECD-EUIPO report on Mapping the Real Routes of Trade in Fake Goods, African countries are a key destin...
1 Apr 2022 to 31 Oct 2022
Expert Support for the ARIPO Master’s Training Programme
Activity no 23
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property O...
1 Jan 2022 to 30 Sep 2022
Support the registration at national level for one pilot in Egypt
Activity no 35
This activity seeks to select one pilot GI in Egypt and provide support either to register it or to support the implemen...
1 Jan 2022 to 30 Sep 2022
Technical support for the development of the legal framework for GIs in ARIPO countries
Activity no 30
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) ad hoc working group on Geographical Indications (G...
1 Jun 2022 to 31 Aug 2022
Regional workshop on accession to the Banjul Protocol
Activity no 1
The Banjul Protocol provides a centralised trade mark registration procedure. Applications for trade mark registrations ...
1 Apr 2022 to 31 Aug 2022
Support for the ARIPO Patent Examination Training
Activity no 9
Under the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Patent Examination Training programme (ARPET), Afr...
1 Apr 2022 to 30 Aug 2022
Patent examination training programme (OAPI)
Activity no 10
From 17 to 21 October 2022, four examiners from the African Organization of Intellectual Property (OAPI) attended a five...
1 Mar 2022 to 31 Jul 2022
Support for the development of a national framework for copyrights in Equatorial Guinea voluntary registration of copyrights and related rights
Activity no 2
Equatorial Guinea
1 Apr 2022 to 30 Jun 2022
Expert support for the OAPI online master’s training programme
Activity no 22
Expanding knowledge on IP in Africa is essential to create a strengthened IP network. It contributes to the development ...
1 Jan 2022 to 30 Jun 2022
Support for the Setup and Strengthening of Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) in ARIPO member states
Activity no 5
In 2022, AfrIPI carried out action to help set-up and develop Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) for literary an...
1 Jan 2022 to 30 Jun 2022
Technical support for the development of the legal framework for GIs in OAPI countries
Activity no 29
Outcome 2 of the action plan of the Continental Strategy on Geographical Indications aims to create an enabling env...
21 Apr 2022 to 16 Jun 2022
Support for the establishment of university-private sector innovation platforms for OAPI countries
Activity no 21
Online
1 Jan 2022 to 31 May 2022
Legal and technical assistance to the RECs for the Phase II negotiations on IPR
Activity no 4
Under its first component 'Promote International Agreements in the Area of IPR and AfCFTA Negotiations', AfrIPI has supp...
1 Feb 2022 to 30 Apr 2022
Promotional workshop on designs and utility models for ARIPO
Activity no 26
Harare, Zimbabwe
26 to 29 Apr 2022
AfrIPI project launch event
Activity no 1
Kampala
25 to 26 Apr 2022
World IP Day in Cooperation with WIPO
Activity no 28
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every 26 April to increase intellectual property (IP) awareness. Worl...
1 Jan 2022 to 31 Mar 2022
GI awareness
Activity no 36
A geographical indication (GI) is a distinctive sign used to identify a product whose quality, reputation or other chara...
23 to 24 Feb 2022
Consultative roundtable on enforcement of IPR for North African countries
Activity no 7
This activity aims to initiate a dialogue amongst key stakeholders including enforcement bodies (police and customs), re...
14 to 18 Feb 2022
EU-Africa Business Forum
Activity no 27
Online
1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Support to the development of national framework for copyrights in Equatorial Guinea
Activity no 8
Effective protection of copyright and related rights ensures the contribution of the cultural sector to the economy thro...
1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Legal and technical assistance to AU Commission on IP
Activity no 10
The main objective of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is to create a single continental market for good...
1 Feb 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Support to the reform of Angolan IP legislation
Activity no 20
Today, technological innovation represents the economic segment that has grown the most and has greatly contributed to t...
1 Aug 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Support to IP Academies network
Activity no 24
IP academies are important for raising awareness on IP and strengthening capacities related to IP knowledge. Many of the...
1 Apr 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Awareness raising on the advantages of international systems on IP
Activity no 9
In general, in Africa there is a low participation in international agreements in IP. This activity, focused on OAPI mem...
1 Feb 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Regional workshop on accession to the Banjul protocol
Activity no 6
The Banjul protocol provides for a centralised trade mark registration procedure. The Banjul protocol is not limited to ...
1 Feb 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
GAP analysis on international agreements
Activity no 7
International IPR agreements are key facilitators of international trade in the globalised economy. In many African coun...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
AfrIPI feeding the GI Hub
Activity no 29
Free access to information ensures transparency and promotes participation in public debate. New technology continues to...
1 Aug 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Support to the design and delivery of online training at the ARIPO master’s programmes on IP
Activity no 23
Expanding the knowledge on IP in Africa is essential to create a strengthened IP network. It contributes to the developm...
1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Create an African SME learning tool
Activity no 26
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are important drivers of growth in economies across Sub-Saharan Africa, accoun...
1 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
Training on IP to technical working group AfCFTA
Activity no 2
As the AfrIPI project is designed to facilitate the ongoing negotiations (in particular Phase II, dealing with intellect...
1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Technical support to the development of the legal framework for GIs
Activity no 27
Having adequate legal frameworks in place is essential for protecting Geographical Indications (GIs). In view of the nee...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
Creation of African Geographical Indications manual
Activity no 30
As stated in the continental GI strategy for Africa, the value of GIs needs to be highlighted through specifically suppo...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
Development of the OAPI trade mark and designs examination guidelines
Activity no 14
In order to enhance the quality, consistency and transparency of the examination of trade marks and designs in OAPI, it ...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
Integration and implementation of IP tools
Activity no 22
The activity aims to create awareness on the available IP tools and prepare the countries involved to integrate relevant...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2021
Support the registration at national and/ or EU level of African GIs
Activity no 28
The Continental Strategy for GIs in Africa (2018-2023) highlights the importance of the development and registration of ...
1 Nov 2020 to 19 Dec 2021
Patent examination training programme (ARIPO)
Activity no 18
Inventors often favour the legal certainty of patents granted by patent systems with substantive examination. Due to a l...
1 Mar 2021 to 12 Dec 2021
Development of common guidelines for ARIPO member states
Activity no 15
In the globalised world, where more and more businesses operate across national borders, regional harmonisation of IP so...
11 Oct 2021 to 11 Dec 2021
Patent Examination Training programme (OAPI)
Activity no 19
In view of the implementation of the substantive examination of patent and utility model applications scheduled for Janu...
1 Jun 2021 to 30 Nov 2021
Judges colloquium on enforcement – initiating the creation of an online accessible case-law database
Activity no 21
ARIPO is making vast efforts to set-up a regional case-law database on intellectual property rights (IPRs). To achieve t...
23 to 24 Nov 2021
Workshop on international frameworks (The Hague) for examiners
Activity no 17
OAPI accessed the Geneva Act of The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and ...
1 Sep 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Meetings on the TF in Nigeria
Activity no 7
The objective is to follow-up on the capacity-building workshop organised by AfriPI in April 2021 (in Abuja) and support...
1 Apr 2021 to 30 Sep 2021
Conference on Geographical Indications for ARIPO countries
Activity no 3
Geographical indications (GIs) have become one of the important key drivers for social and economic development in many ...
20 Aug 2021
Support to the Kampala diplomatic conference on voluntary registration of copyrights and related rights
Activity no 4
The voluntary registration of copyrights and related rights regulations provide means of presumption as to the authorshi...
1 Sep 2020 to 31 Jul 2021
Trade mark and industrial designs guidelines: revision and technical working group participation (Egypt twinning project)
Activity no 16
The twinning project ‘Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office’ was initiated on January 2020 and is scheduled to be...
1 Sep 2020 to 30 Jun 2021
Expert support to the OAPI online master’s training programme
Activity no 25
Expanding knowledge on IP in Africa is essential to create a strengthened IP network. It contributes to the development ...
1 Nov 2020 to 30 Jun 2021
Workshop to exchange best practices and identify actions on counterfeiting and piracy in specific industry sectors (pharmaceuticals)
Activity no 13
African countries are a key destination for counterfeit goods such as pharmaceuticals, with the hazards and damage that ...
1 Apr 2021 to 31 May 2021
Regional workshop on the Arusha protocol
Activity no 5
Plant variety protection (or plant breeders’ rights (PBRs)) is an IPR granted to farmers or breeders of new plant vari...
1 Oct 2020 to 30 Apr 2021
Webinar on licencing mechanisms
Activity no 11
The international development community has set a clear goal of reaching universal health coverage by 2030 while leaving...
1 Mar 2021 to 30 Apr 2021
Consultative roundtable on enforcement of IPR for North African countries
Activity no 12
A trend for increasing proliferation of counterfeit and illegal goods (ranging from medicine and food to pesticides) has...