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Chad

The Republic of Chad is an independent state formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. It is a landlocked country, bordered to the north by Libya, to the east by Sudan, to the south by the Central African Republic, and to the west by Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger.

  • Capital: N’Djamena
  • Currency: CFA Franc
  • Population: 13,670,084 million
  • Area: 1 1 284 000 km²
  • GDP $ : $9.636 billion (2017)
  • Internet domain: .ch
  • Languages: French, Arabic (official language)
  • Exports: Machinery and transportation equipment; industrial goods; petroleum products; foodstuffs
  • Imports: Cotton; cattle; textiles
Trademarks

Trade mark protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.

Patents

Patent protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.

Designs

Design protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.

Copyrights

Provision is made for copyright protection in OAPI member countries in terms of the Bangui Agreement. In Chad a national copyright law has been enacted – Law no 005/PR/2003 on the Protection of Copyright, Neighbouring Rights and Expressions of Folklore.