Intellectual property in the Ivory Coast

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Côte d'Ivoire has signed the agreement establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). You can contact the Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI) by Email.
Regional Organisations: Member of the African Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (in French).
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Law on the protection of intellectual works and copyright.	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Agreement revising the Bangui Agreement of 2 March 1977, on the creation of the African Intellectual Property Organization, 24 February 1999	10 years, renewable for consecutive 10 year periods	Trademark Law Treaty
Design Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977, on the Creation of the African Intellectual Property Organization, February 24, 1999	5 years, renewable for two further 5-year periods
Copyright		Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

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