Question

1. What are some key intellectual property protections of Côte d'Ivoire and when do they expire? How do they compare to the intellectual property rights in the United States and what concerns would you have for a U.S. company doing business in this country?

Answer 1

Intellectual property (IP) are protected differently in Côte d’Ivoire compared to U.S. There are some general principles in Côted’Ivoire which is considered to be important for the effective management of the Intellectual property rights.An overall strategy to protect the property rights is considered to be important.The rights must under the local laws in Côte d’Ivoire.The rights should be separately registered and there no concept called international copyrights .U.S trademark and patent registrations are of no use in Côte d’Ivoire.In Côte d’Ivoire the IP rights are private rights and the US government cant implement it's right on the private individuals.
First to file or first to invent are the criterias for granting the patent registrations.Registration of trademarks also remains the same.It is solely the responsibility of the right holders to register their rights.They can request the US government for local lawyers.The US government can help only if the individual right holders has taken the necessary steps.