Comoros

Overview

Comoros’s intellectual property regime covers trademarks, patents, and industrial designs under a unified system. Although national institutions generally oversee domestic matters of IP, Comoros is a member state of the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI). Rights secured through OAPI extend to Comoros, offering a uniform set of protections applicable to all member countries.

OAPI’s regional procedures significantly streamline the filing process, allowing applicants to secure IP rights that are valid in several jurisdictions at once. Nonetheless, local enforcement of these rights remains possible in Comoros, ensuring that both national and foreign applicants can seek recourse in the event of infringement.

International Conventions

Comoros is a member of important global treaties that help regulate and protect intellectual property. They include:

• Paris Convention
• Berne Convention
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)