OAPI and AfrIPI take stock of work done and look into new opportunities for 2022

In a working session on 17 December 2021, AfrIPI and OAPI reviewed their 2021 activities and 2022 work plan.

The meeting enabled both organisations to:

• get an overview of important projects;

• evaluate the areas of work covered since the beginning of their partnership;

• analyse their actions critically;

• consider future joint actions and projects, as presented in the 2022 Annual Work Plan.

The collaboration between AfrIPI and OAPI is characterised by the joint organisation of promotional activities, and awareness and capacity building in various areas of intellectual property in Africa. AfrIPI enhances intra-African trade, and African and European investment, and promotes intellectual property rights across Africa, in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

The meeting ended with an assurance of mutual support and commitment to constructive cooperation.