Ivory Coast
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
Paris Convention
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Lusaka Agreement
Types of Patents.
Patents of Invention
ARIPO Designations
Novelty Requirements
Absolute novelty
Grace Period/Prior knowledge
12-month grace period for disclosures by the applicant or for unauthorised disclosures by a third party
Examination procedure
Formal examination with a prior art search and substantive examination
Duration & Maintenance
20 years for filing date
Annual maintenance payments
Working Requirement
No use requirement, but failure to do so may be a ground for the grant of a compulsory license
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
Paris Convention
Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Lusaka Agreement
Types of Designs
Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Classification
Not a full party to the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs but in practice that classification is recognized
Novelty Requirements
Absolute novelty
Grace Period/Prior knowledge
No grace period
Examination procedure
Only formal examination
Duration & Maintenance
5 years from filing date which term can be extended twice for consecutive five-year periods.
Maintenance payment every 5 years.
Working requirement
No use requirement