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ARIPO and OAPI Forge New Agreement to Align Intellectual Property Systems Across Africa

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization and the African Intellectual Property Organization commit to harmonizing IP practices to enhance innovation and legal coher…

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ARIPO and OAPI have signed a four-year memorandum of understanding aimed at harmonizing their intellectual property frameworks. The agreement, signed in Harare, Zimbabwe, establishes cooperation in areas including IP title granting, training, documentation, and policy alignment. This marks the third formal pact betwee…
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ARIPO and OAPI Forge New Agreement to Align Intellectual Property Systems Across Africa ARIPO and OAPI have signed a four-year memorandum of understanding aimed at harmonizing their intellectual property frameworks. The agreement, signed in Harare, Zimbabwe, establishes cooperation in areas including IP ti... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/aripo-and-oapi-forge-new-agreement-to-align-intellectual-property-systems-across-africa

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