Sao Tome and Principe:
Democratic Republic Of São Tomé And Principe Is Now A Member Of ARIPO
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The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe
became a member of ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property
Organization) with effect from 19 May 2014, with the Harare
Protocol entering into force on 19 August 2014. This brings the
number of ARIPO Member States to 19 and the number of states party
to the Harare Protocol to 18.
Furthermore, as the Democratic Republic of São
Tomé and Principe is also a member of the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT), this means that any international application filed
on or after 19 August 2014 may designate the Democratic Republic of
São Tomé and Principe for an ARIPO patent, as well as
for a national patent in the country.
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