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ARIPO NEW MEMBER STATE

The Democratic Republic of Sào Tomé and Príncipe deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) on May 19, 2014. Therefore, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Príncipe became a member of ARIPO with effect from May 19, 2014 and the Harare Protocol will enter into force with respect to the Democratic Republic of Sào Tomé and Príncipe on August 19, 2014 bringing the number of Member States of ARIPO to 19 and the number of states party to the Harare Protocol to 18.

Since the Democratic Republic of Sào Tomé and Príncipe is also a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), this means that any international application filed on or after August 19, 2014 will include the designation of the Democratic Republic of Sào Tomé and Príncipe for an ARIPO patent, as well as for a national patent.

Further, as from 19 August 2014 it will be possible for nationals and residents of the Democratic Republic of Sào Tomé and Príncipe to file international applications with ARIPO as a receiving Office.

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STATUS OF THE KOICA-WIPO-ZIPO-ARIPO PROJECT ON THE UPGRADE OF THE ICT INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE ARIPO OFFICE AND THOSE OF ITS MEMBER STATES

The KOICA-WIPO-ZIPO-ARIPO Project on the upgrade of the ICT infrastructure of the ARIPO Office and those of its Member States which was launched on October 13, 2013 is progressing steadily and has reached implementation stage such that a Korean Expert with a PhD in Computer Science and with great experience in automation of IP Offices will be based at the ARIPO Office for 1 year with effect from July 1, 2014. The main function of the Expert is to make sure that the project is properly implemented and train local members of staff for the project’s sustainability.

The 3^rd consultative meeting with System Design consultants from Korea and WIPO will take place at the ARIPO and ZIPO Offices during the last week of July also to help in the implementation of the project which is expected to be operational by end of 2014.

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