Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle

The Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle or OAPI ('African Intellectual Property Organization') is an intellectual property organization, headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The organisation was created by Bangui Agreement Relating to the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization of March 2, 1977. The Bangui Agreement was subsequently amended in 1999 and 2015, and entered into force on November 14, 2020.
Its 17 member states are mostly French-speaking countries.