Senegal

General Information

  • Area: Approximately 196 720 km²
  • Population: 12.3  million
  • Capital:   Dakar
  • Currency:  CFA Franc
  • GDP:  $ 23.8 billion (2010)
  • Domain name extension: .sn
  • Languages: French (official language)
  • Exports: Fresh and processed fish; fuels; groundnuts and related products; phosphates; cotton
  • Imports: Food and beverages; capital goods; fuels

International / Regional conventions:

  • Paris Convention:  Yes
  • PCT:  Yes
  • ARIPO:  No
  • OAPI:  Yes

Trade Mark Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Senegal is a member state of OAPI.

OAPI is the regional filing system, which covers mostly West-African French-speaking countries.

For more information, please see OAPI

Types of Trade Marks:

N/A

Classification:

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Filing Requirements:

N/A

Duration:

N/A

Renewal:

Patent Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Paris Convention:  Yes

PCT:  Yes

ARIPO:  No

OAPI:  Yes

Patent protection can only be obtained in Senegal by way of a regional OAPI application.

For more details, see OAPI

Filing Requirements:

N/A

Novelty
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Patentability
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Excess Fees:
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Examination:
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Term of Patent:
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Renewals:
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