Utility models are implements of work or objects to be utilized 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.
Transmittal of the Application for a Certificate of Registration of the Utility Model in Cameroon
Immediately after recording the application and within five working days of the filing date, the Ministry responsible for Industrial property shall transmit the package sent by the applicant to the organization, attaching a copy of the application, a certified copy of the record of filing, the document attesting payment of the fees and, where applicable, the power of attorney and the priority documents specified in the law.
Examination of Applications to OAPI in Cameroon
Any application for a certificate of registration of a utility model shall undergo examination to ensure that
- The creation in respect of which a certificate of registration is applied for is not excluded from utility model protection according to the law;
- The claim or claims conform to the provisions of Article 11 of the law;
- The provision of Article 12 has been respected.
Conditions for a Search in a Utility Model Application in Cameroon
The search during a Utility Model application is conducted to ensure that;
- At the time of the filing of the application for a certificate of registration, an application for a certificate of registration filed earlier, or benefiting from a validly claimed earlier priority and concerning the same invention, was not in the process of being granted;
- The invention
- Is new
- Is industrially applicable.