The incredible potential of intellectual property in pre-colonial architecture in Cameroon
The case of Sudano-Sahelian area. In the Adamaoua and Nord regions, savannah is the dominant plant formation. The Far North region, on the other hand, is located in the Sahelian zone. In this area, works with raw or baked clay is highly developed. In addition to seasonal agricultural activities, the region’s architectural production is significant […]
The incredible potential of intellectual property in the pre-colonial architecture of Cameroon
Cameroon has an extraordinary diversity of architectural forms. Before 1884 (the date of European settlement), Cameroon, like many African countries, had its architecture. A product of ancestral traditional societies, this architecture was modeled on the constraints of the ecological environments in which the techniques were tested. In the densely forested south, the Fangs, Beti, Boulou, […]
An impressive historical fragment of OAPI: the first registered trademarks
History records that the first applicant was the French company S.A. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES PRODUITS LIEBIG which had made two registrations under classes 5, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33.
OAPI celebrates 60 years of existence, read the history and some important dates for this organization.
On the occasion of the African Day of Technology and Intellectual Property (IP) celebrated every September 13, we thought it necessary to look back and highlight the history and important dates that has carved the life of OAPI. These moments which are engraved on the marble of the history of intellectual property in French-speaking Africa, […]
L’histoire de L’OAPI, 60 ans d’evolution constante
Pour mieux comprendre une organisation, il faut avant tout connaitre son histoire. A l’occasion de la Journée Africaine de la Technologie et de la Propriété Intellectuelle célébrée tout les 13 Septembre, il nous a parus nécessaire de faire une rétrospective des moments forts qui ont marqués la vie de l’OAPI. Ces moments, gravés sur le […]
