Intellectual property in Cameroon

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Cameroon has signed an agreement at the time of the establishment of the World Organisation of Intellectual Property (WIPO). You can contact the Directorate of Technological Development and Industrial Property by Email.
Regional Organisations: Cameroon is a member of the African Intellectual Property Organization since 24th February 1999.
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 The Bangui Agreement of March 1977	20 years
Trademark Agreement revising the Bangui Agreement of 2nd March 1977, after the creation of the African Intellectual Property Organization on 24th February 1999	10 years, renewable for consecutive periods of 10 years
Design Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977, on the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization, February 24, 1999	5 years, renewable for two further consecutive periods of 5 years
Copyright Law no. 2000/011 related to copyright	10 years	Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty
Industrial Models Bangui Agreement of March 1977	20 years

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