JEE Africa IP Practice: Chad

Africa IP Practice
Chad

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

JEE Practice Details

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

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

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

  • 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.

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