Ando Fanantenana Rabemananjara
Ando Fanantenana Rabemananjara is the founder and IP Manager of C.IP Cabinet Rabemananjara, an industrial property practice based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Recognised as Industrial Property Law Expert of the Year in Madagascar at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026, the award reflects a career devoted to the protection of intellectual property rights in one of the Indian Ocean region's most distinctive jurisdictions.
A dedicated industrial property practice
C.IP Cabinet Rabemananjara describes itself as a specialist industrial property practice offering comprehensive protection services. The firm structures its work around six core areas: trademark protection and registration; patents and inventions; industrial designs and models; commercial and business names; geographical indications; and intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution. This full-service approach allows the firm to support clients across the entire range of industrial property rights, from securing registrations through to defending them when disputes arise.
The firm sets out a clear, methodical process for its work, comprising an initial consultation, a prior art or availability search, the preparation and filing of applications, and post-filing support including the ongoing maintenance of rights. This structured methodology is important in industrial property practice, where the value of a right often depends on careful searching before filing and on diligent maintenance and renewal afterwards. For clients unfamiliar with the intricacies of IP procedure, a defined process provides clarity and reassurance.
Industrial property in the Madagascar and African context
Industrial property is the branch of intellectual property concerned with rights that protect commercial and technical creations: trademarks, patents, industrial designs, trade names and geographical indications. These rights allow businesses to safeguard their brands, inventions and distinctive products, and to build value that can be licensed, enforced and defended. In Madagascar, industrial property is administered through the national industrial property office, and the firm identifies itself as an authorised IP representative (mandataire PI), qualified to act before that authority on behalf of rights holders.
The firm also records affiliations reflecting the international dimension of the field, including references to the African industrial property framework and to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Madagascar's position within the wider African and international IP systems means that practitioners must be able to guide clients not only through national procedures but also through the interaction of local rights with regional and global protection mechanisms. For businesses operating in or exporting from Madagascar, and for foreign companies seeking protection in the country, that bridging role is essential.
Founder-led expertise
As the founder and IP Manager of the practice, Ando Fanantenana Rabemananjara has built a firm centred on specialist industrial property expertise, and the firm indicates that he brings some two decades of experience in the field. Founding and leading a dedicated IP practice requires both technical mastery of registration and enforcement procedures and the commercial understanding to advise clients on how best to protect and exploit their rights. In a specialised area such as industrial property, that combination of depth and dedication is what distinguishes an expert adviser.
Recognition at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026
As businesses across Africa increasingly recognise the value of protecting their brands, inventions and designs, the role of specialist industrial property advisers grows in importance. Effective protection supports investment, innovation and trade, and gives rights holders the confidence to build and defend their commercial interests. Winning Industrial Property Law Expert of the Year in Madagascar at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 recognises Ando Fanantenana Rabemananjara's dedication to that mission and the comprehensive, process-driven service offered by C.IP Cabinet Rabemananjara. For clients seeking to secure and enforce industrial property rights in Madagascar, his practice provides focused, specialist support.