23 March 2022TrademarksMuireann Bolger

EU registers first Sub-Saharan Africa GI

Cameroon’s ‘Poivre de Penja’ has been registered in the EU market as the first protected geographical indication (GI) from the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) region.

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