文档介绍：African Regional Patent Systems and the PCT: Brief Overview of the ARIPO Patent System
Presentation overview
ARIPO Background;
ARIPO, its Major Activities and Objectives;
ARIPO and the PCT;
Functions of ARIPO as a Regional Patent Office;
Challenges
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Brief History of ARIPO
Lusaka Agreement was signed on 9 December 1976;
Lusaka Agreement came into force on February 15, 1978;
ARIPO Secretariat was established in Nairobi Kenya on June 1, 1981;
1982 ARIPO Secretariat moved to Harare, Zimbabwe;
Harare protocol was signed on 10 December 1982;
Harare Protocol in force on 25 April 1984;
Harare Protocol was amended and linked to the PCT on 1 July 1994;
Banjul Protocol on Marks – 24 November 1993;
Banjul Protocol came into force on 6 March 1997;
Harare Protocol was amended to include utility models on 1 January 2001.
IP Systems Before ARIPO
FORMATION OF ARIPO
LUSAKA AGREEMENT (1976)
HARARE PROTOCOL (1982)
BANJUL PROTOCOL (1993)
MARKS
PATENTS
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
UTILITY MODELS
Copyright &
Related Right,
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The ARIPO Office
Geographical Distribution of Member States of ARIPO
Botswana
Kenya
Mozambique
Somalia
The Gambia
Lesotho
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Tanzania
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Zambia
Uganda
Sudan
Namibia
West Africa
Central &
Southern Africa
East Africa
STAFF mittee
GOVERNANCE
Financing of ARIPO
Fees Received from the two Protocols;
Annual Contributions ( Self sustaining , Since January 1, 2008 );
Donor Funds (Normally not in cash but in Activities & Equipment).
The Main Objectives of ARIPO
The main objective among others is to Pool Resources of its Member States together in solving IP related issues by;
Harmonizing IP Laws and Coordinating IP Activities among the Member States;
Centrally handling most of the matters related to IP including Grant & Registration of IP Rights on behalf of the Member States;
Dissemination of Information Relating to IP;
Capacity building;
Stimulation Business, Human