Legal Updates
February 6, 2025
ARIPO Arusha Protocol for the Protection of new Plant Varieties
The Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) in Arusha, Tanzania, on 6 July 2015.
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January 31, 2025
Libya: Suspension of trade mark applications
The Libyan IP authorities have announced that acceptance decisions of the office regarding trade marks filed during the period 2 April 2024 to 2 September 2024 have been withdrawn. This follows a Ministerial Decision,...
January 29, 2025
Bermuda: New trade mark legislation
As we have reported previously, Bermuda’s much-anticipated new trade mark legislation, the Trade Marks Act 2023, was due to come into effect on 1 Jan...
January 6, 2025
OAPI: New official fees for patents and utility models
Effective 1 January 2025, a revised fee schedule has come into force for OAPI Patents and Utility Models.
Of particular note, official fees for patent applications have increased such as ...
December 9, 2024
Changes to the OAPI system governing Patents and Utility Models
Authorities in OAPI have announced changes to OAPI legislation, the Bangui Agreement, relating to Patents and Utility Models (Annexes I and II). These changes will come into effect on 1 January 2025.
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