[[Image:ARIPO and OAPI.png|thumb|300px|right|Current OAPI members in cyan. Blue and green are [[ARIPO]] states.]]

The '''''Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle''''' or '''OAPI''' ([[English language|English]]: '''African Intellectual Property Organization''') is an [[intellectual property organization]], headquartered in [[Yaoundé]], [[Cameroon]]. The organisation was created by [[Bangui]] Agreement of [[March 2]], [[1977]]. The Bangui Agreement was subsequently amended in 1999.

Its 16 member states are mostly [[French language|French]]-speaking countries.

==See also==
* [[African Regional Intellectual Property Organization]] (ARIPO)

==External links==
[[Image:OAPI LOGO.jpg|thumb|right]]
*[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/ Official website]
*[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/en/OAPI/historique.htm History and list of members states]
*[http://www.oapi.wipo.net/doc/en/bangui_agreement.pdf Bangui Agreement]

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[[Category:Intellectual property organizations]]
[[Category:International organizations of Africa]]
[[Category:Patent offices]]

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