Guinea-Bissau was admitted to the Organisation on the 8th of July 1998. This means that
all new applications filed in OAPI after that date will extend to Guinea-Bissau as well as
existing Member States. The following is a list of the Member States of OAPI as at 8 July
1998:
(1) BENIN (9) GUINEA BISSAU
(2) BURKINA FASO (10) MALI
(3) CAMEROON (11) MAURITANIA
(4) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (12) NIGER
(5) REPUBLIC OF CONGO (13) SENEGAL
(6) COTE D'IVOIRE (14) CHAD
(7) GABON (15) TOGO
(8) GUINEA
Before its admission to the Organisation there had been no provision for the
registration of industrial property in Guinea-Bissau and cautionary notices were only
published. OAPI has announced that it is now possible to extend existing trademark,
patent, utility model, label of origin, trade name and design rights to Guinea-Bissau on
payment of an
