What is a patent?
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. An invention provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution.
What does a patent do?
A patent provides its owner the protection of the invention.
Each country has its own patent laws, registration system and procedures. Some countries have joint patent laws, registration system and procedures.
Regional Schemes Available for Patent Protection in AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST & MEDITERRANEAN:
GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organization): Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
EPO (European Patent Office): European Member countries.
In the field of Patents, LAFAFSI LIMITED, provides a number of solutions, namely:
- Conducting searches
- Filing and prosecuting of patent applications or entering National Phase of PCT applications
- Attending to recording of Assignment, Merger, Change of Name or Address
- Attending to licensing issues and recordation
- Undertaking and payment of annuities
- Watching services
- Consultation
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