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:

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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:

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Novelty

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Patentability

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