Home / Vol.13, n°1 / La révision du droit des brevets de l'Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI)

In this article, the author analyses the Bangui Agreement, which is basic intellectual property legislation for the sixteen member states of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).

The author notes the difficulties in applying some of the provisions of the agreement, but also those in applying trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS).

The author points out the need for structural and textual reform to make the system more efficient. She notes that the OAPI has set up a training centre on intellectual property, which is an initiative that should be supported in order to foster industrialization in developing countries and make certain products more available to the people of such countries.

[*] Stagiaire postdoctorale. Courriel : nicole.matip@umontreal.ca