A Utility model in Cameroon is considered according to the Bangui Accord to be implements of work or objects to be utilised or parts of such implements or objects in so far as they are useful for the work or employment for which they are intended on account of a new configuration, a new arrangement or a new component device, and are industrially applicable.
Patents in Cameroon are regulated by the Bangui Accord which is managed by the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). Patents are one of the aspects of Intellectual property law protection in Cameroon.
Patents is defined by the Bangui Accord on Intellectual property right which is also applicable in Cameroon to be the title granted for the protection of an invention.
CONVERSION OF A PATENT APPLICATION INTO A UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION IN CAMEROON
Any patent application in Cameroon that fulfils the conditions of Utility models may be converted into an application for a Utility model; in such cases the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Organization shall enter a “withdrawn” notice in the Register of Patents.