Managing IP across Africa means navigating ARIPO, OAPI, and up to 54 national trademark and patent registries — each with its own deadlines, languages, and procedures. LexiDots brings them all into one platform.
Modern IP practice can’t run on email threads, calendar reminders, and disconnected spreadsheets. Here’s where teams get stuck — and how LexiDots resolves it.
ARIPO covers 22 member states. OAPI covers 17 Francophone states. The remaining countries each have independent national registries with different deadlines, renewal windows, and official languages. No generic system handles this well.
IP firms managing African portfolios rely on a network of local associates in each country. Tracking instructions, confirmations, trust account balances, and filing status through email threads is not a system.
With 1.4 billion consumers and the AfCFTA now operational, African IP coverage is a strategic priority for global brands. Yet most IP management tools treat Africa as an afterthought.
Purpose-built capabilities — not generic case management — keep your portfolio compliant and your team focused on legal work.
The Harare Protocol (ARIPO) and Bangui Agreement (OAPI) deadline structures are encoded in LexiDots — covering prosecution, renewal, and annuity windows for all member states.
From Egypt and South Africa to Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco — LexiDots tracks trademark and patent deadlines at the national level for all African jurisdictions.
Track instructions, filing confirmations, and trust account balances for each of your African associate firms. Know the status of every instruction at any time — without chasing emails.
OAPI matters operate in French. ARIPO in English. Some national registries in Arabic or Portuguese. LexiDots stores matter data in the language of each jurisdiction.
Each African registry has its own renewal interval and grace period. LexiDots applies the correct rules automatically — no country-by-country configuration required.
As the African Continental Free Trade Area reshapes brand strategy across the continent, LexiDots gives your clients the cross-border portfolio visibility they need to plan ahead.
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