INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IN CAMEROON

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.

Communication of Descriptions, Drawings and Photographs of a Utility Model in Cameroon

The descriptions, drawings and photographs of registered utility models is kept by the organization which, after the publication provided for in Article 27 of the law, shall communicate them on request.

After the publication, any person may obtain an official copy of the said descriptions, drawings and photographs.

The applicant for registration wishing to avail himself abroad of the priority of his filing before registration of the utility model may obtain an official copy of his application.

Publication of Certificates of Registration of Utility Models in Cameroon

The organisation shall publish the following details for each utility model granted:

  • The number of the certificate of registration;
  • The name and address of the owner of the certificate of registration of the utility model;
  • The name and address of the creator of the utility model, unless he has requested not to be mentioned in the certificate of registration;
  • The name and address of the agent, if any;
  • The filing date of the application etc.