JEE Africa

Africa IP Practice
Guinea

Guinea

The Republic of Guinea lies on the west coast of Africa, surrounded on the land side by Guinea-Bissau and Senegal on the north-west, Mali on the north-east, Ivory Coast on the south-east, and Liberia and Sierra Leone on the south.

    Capital

    Conakry

    Currency

    Guinea Franc

    Population

    12,395,924

    Area

    245 857 km²

    GDP ($)

    16.214 billion (2016)

    Internet domain

    .gn

    Languages

    French (official language)

    Exports

    Petroleum products; metals; machinery; transport equipment; textiles; grain and other foodstuffs

    Imports

    Bauxite; alumina; diamonds; gold; coffee; fish; agricultural products

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

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