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Design
Forms part of
- ARIPO
- OAPI
- PARIS CONVENTION
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Further, because we view Africa as a reservoir of immense potential for global businesses and investors, we are eager to assist foreign and local clients with IP-related matters throughout the continent, as well as with general commercial legal services
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- ALGERIA
- ARIPO
- OAPI
Convention priority may be claimed through the Paris Convention.
A registered design may be obtained for the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture materials of the product or its ornamentation and layout designs (topography) for the elements and connections of integrated circuits.
Classification is done according to the Locarno International Classification of Designs.
A design must be new to be registered, meaning that it must not have been created previously. Prior disclosure does not destroy novelty.
A grace period of six months is applicable where a design has been disclosed at an internationally recognised exhibition.
Only formal examination is conducted.
A registered design has a duration of 10 years from the filing date. The design is registered for a one-year term, which is extendible for another nine years upon payment of renewal fees.
No working requirement applicable.