Ghana becomes first African country to sign accelerated patent grant deal with US

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has signed an Accelerated Patent Grant (APG) arrangement with Ghana’s intellectual property office (GHIPO), the Registrar General’s Department, and the Ministry of Justice."With the signing of this agreement with Ghana we are building on that commitment, which took a big step forward last year with the installation of the USPTO's first-ever intellectual property attaché for the region, Katherine Hiner, in Johannesburg, South Africa".

The agreement with Ghana is the tenth such arrangement signed by the USPTO and a partner intellectual property office.