Patent - Equatorial Guinea
Covers its member states' lack of national Intellectual Property laws, with automatic and unified protection
An OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization) encompasses the majority of African French speaking countries and was created March 2 nd , 1977 with the Bangui Agreement with the goal of fostering cooperation between member-states and the sharing of common objectives in Intellectual Property matters. The most distinctive characteristic and advantage of OAPI is that a single registration is automatically effective in all its member-states, without the possibility of designating only some countries. Member states do not have national Intellectual Property Laws.
The Bangui Agreement works as a common Intellectual Property Act and its provisions have the effect of national law in each member-state and no validation or extension is required. The organization is also a member of the Paris Union and the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
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Equatorial Guinea
Patent Details and Timeframes
Priority claim
Available
Substantive Examination
Available
Body responsible for non-use cancellations
Court
Use Requirement Period
3 years
Requirements
Application Requirements
- Power of attorney, simply signed.
- Applicant data.
- Copy of priority document (if applicable).
- Inventor(s) data.
- Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
Renewal Requirements
- Power of attorney, simply signed.
Assignment Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed by the assignor and the assignee.
- Power of attorney from the assignee, simply signed.
Change of Name Requirements
- Power of attorney, simply signed.
- Certificate of change of name.
Change of Address Requirements
- Power of attorney, simply signed.
- Certificate of change of address.
License Requirements
- Power of attorney from the licensee, simply signed.
- License Agreement signed by both parties.
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