OAPI: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$824 for one class, plus US$185 for each further class. OAPI is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to OAPI through an international registration. One OAPI registration covers all 17 member states; they have no national trademark offices of their own. OAPI is a leading import market for coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30) and firearms and fireworks (class 13). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of aluminium ore (bauxite) and cocoa beans.
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Goods where OAPI (17 states) is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$824 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$614 in official fees and about US$210 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$185. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
OAPI is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to OAPI through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate OAPI is CHF 503 for one class (about US$604) and CHF 608 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application. One OAPI registration covers all 17 member states; they have no national trademark offices of their own.
OAPI's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$7.8bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$7.2bn), vehicles (class 12, US$6.2bn), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$2.7bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$2.5bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$2.3bn), metal goods (class 6, US$1.7bn), furniture (class 20, US$1.5bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$1.1bn) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$1.0bn). Imports are growing fastest for firearms and fireworks (74% a year), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (14% a year) and machines (12% a year).
OAPI's exports of goods came to US$87.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$21.0bn, 24% of its exports, #18 in the world), gold (US$18.0bn, 21% of its exports, #7 in the world), aluminium ore (bauxite) (US$8.3bn, 10% of its exports, #1 in the world), cocoa beans (US$6.9bn, 8% of its exports, #1 in the world), natural rubber (US$2.8bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$2.8bn, 3% of its exports, #27 in the world), cocoa paste (US$2.4bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashews (US$2.1bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), refined copper (US$1.9bn, 2% of its exports, #12 in the world) and manganese ore (US$1.8bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world). By trademark class, its 8 largest exports were building materials (class 19, US$503m, #37 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$243m, #69 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$237m, #54 in the world), machines (class 7, US$214m, #70 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$114m, #93 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$114m, #69 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$99m, #77 in the world) and haberdashery (class 26, US$85m, #17 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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