It is not clear whether all Member States are expected to ratify the revised agreement for it to enter into force and that further changes will be recommended or proposed by Member States before that date. The revised Bangui Agreement presents the following new features: Where there are doubts about the eligibility of a portion of goods/services or a portion of goods or services intended for trademark application, trademark rights may be shared after a trademark has been registered as a result of litigation, in order to guarantee the rights of each trademark and the scope of their use, or to maintain trademark rights that do not conflict with others. The Board of Directors of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) presented an amended version of the agreement signed in Bamako, Mali on 14 December 2015. The amendments will not be formally adopted until the 17 Member States have ratified the proposals. After a discussion period of approximately three years, OAPI organized a seminar with local representatives and stakeholders (October 2018) to discuss the impact of the proposed changes on operations in the event of ratification and improvements to the functionality of the regional ip registration system. “I appreciate your publication and I read it religiously.” It is hoped that a review of the conditions and functionality of the Bangui Agreement, subject to ratification by all OAPI Member States, will lead to substantial changes in the repressive and procedural procedures concerning trademarks, as well as in the management of these procedures by the OAPI. These changes will affect general procedures, with a focus on trademarks. Stay informed of our publications, in which we will soon analyze the new features introduced by the Bangui agreement. After a three-year discussion, OAPI recently released key changes to the agreement, which will improve the quality of its operational procedures and bring it closer to the practices of other international bodies. These changes have been encouraged by OAPI`s desire to improve the quality of its operating procedures and rules and to remain consistent with the international instruments to which they belong. The need to improve the conditions of the Bangui agreement led OAPI to revise the document signed on 14 December 2015 in Bamako, Mali.