JEE Africa

Africa IP Practice
Senegal

Senegal

Senegal is an independent republic in West Africa, bounded on the north by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on the east by Mali, on the south by the Republic of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Senegal surrounds The Gambia on the land side.

    Capital

    Dakar

    Currency

    CFA Franc

    Population

    Population

    Area

    196,712 km²

    GDP $

    $43.326 billion (2017)

    Internet domain

    .sn

    Languages

    French (official language)

    Exports

    Food and beverages; capital goods; fuels

    Imports

    Fresh and processed fish; fuels; groundnuts and related products; phosphates; cotton

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 Senegal new legislation on copyright was enacted – Law no 2008-09 of 2008 on Copyright and Related Rights.

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