Trademark Registration — OAPI Bundle

One application. Seventeen African countries. Full trademark protection across Francophone Africa, handled entirely by the Fashion Law Institute Africa's legal team and our OAPI-licensed attorney partner.

This service covers the complete trademark registration process through the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI — African Intellectual Property Organization), including:

✔ Availability & clearance search

✔ Application filing with OAPI

✔ Coverage across all 17 OAPI member states automatically

✔ Formal examination management

✔ Publication in the OAPI Official Bulletin

✔ Opposition period management (3-month window)

✔ Certificate of Registration (valid for 10 years, renewable indefinitely)

The 17 Countries Covered

A single OAPI application automatically protects your trademark in all 17 member states — no individual country designations required:

🇧🇯 Benin

· 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

· 🇨🇲 Cameroon

· 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

· 🇹🇩 Chad

· 🇰🇲 Comoros

· 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo

· 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

· 🇬🇦 Gabon

· 🇬🇳 Guinea

· 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

· 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

· 🇲🇱 Mali

· 🇲🇷 Mauritania

· 🇳🇪 Niger

· 🇸🇳 Senegal

· 🇹🇬 Togo

Why OAPI Is Essential for Brands Entering Francophone Africa

OAPI covers 17 predominantly Francophone African countries, markets that are frequently overlooked by brands focused on Anglophone Africa, and precisely because of that, markets where early trademark registration creates significant competitive advantage.

What makes OAPI uniquely powerful is that a single registration covers all 17 member states automatically. There are no individual country designations to manage, no separate national examinations, and no need to coordinate filings across multiple jurisdictions. One application gives you protection across the entire OAPI region.

By law, foreign applicants must file through an attorney licensed in an OAPI member state. FLI Africa handles this entirely on your behalf, our OAPI-licensed attorney partner manages the full process, with no additional steps required from you beyond providing your brand details.

This service is offered at a significantly subsidised rate as part of FLI Africa's commitment to making intellectual property protection accessible to Africa's fashion creatives and entrepreneurs. The prevailing market rate for OAPI registration through commercial providers is $1,800. FLI Africa offers this service at $1,499 saving you $301 while ensuring the process is managed by a qualified specialist who understands both the legal requirements and the fashion industry.

Important note on fees: OAPI official fees are denominated in US dollars and CFA francs, and are subject to revision. Our pricing reflects current official fee levels. We will notify you of any changes that arise between your purchase and filing.

What happens after payment: Our team will contact you within 2 working days to begin the process and collect the information and documents we need from you. The OAPI trademark registration process typically takes 9 – 18 months from filing to certificate for straightforward applications.

What you will need to provide:

• Your full legal name or registered company name
• Your address, nationality, and country of incorporation
• A clear image of your trademark — word mark, logo, or combined mark
• The goods or services your trademark covers and the relevant Nice class or classes
• A signed Power of Attorney authorising our OAPI attorney to act on your behalf (we will prepare this document for you)

Additional classes: This listing covers one trademark class. If your brand requires registration in more than one class, please email us before purchasing so we can provide an accurate quote.

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