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COUNTRY   : UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

CAPITAL : DODOMA

LANGUAGE : ENGLISH  

 

Trademarks are managed by Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA), Ministry of Industry and Trade  in Tanzania.

 

International Treaties to which Tanzania is signatory:

 

PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN TANZANIA:

  1. National Registration       – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office.
  2. Banjul Protocol on Trademarks – ARIPO Countries.

 

Therefore, to obtain protection in Tanzania, there are two options from which the applicant can choose.

Please refer our  Treaties section on International protection under Madrid System.

 

MEMBER STATES: ARIPO is a community of 18 Former English Colonies which are English speaking Countries.

Member Countries are: Member Countries are: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation known more commonly by its acronym (ARIPO) was established at Lusaka through Banjul Protocol on Marks and is now headquartered along with its administrative offices at Harare, Zimbabwe.

 

It is to be noted that most of the ARIPO member countries have not amended their national laws to incorporate ARIPO’s guidelines on trademark law.

Therefore, all prospective applicants are requested to file applications for registration of trademarks through national registration system through the national IP offices.


  • Kinds of Trademarks registrable in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Following indications may be used as Trademarks in Tanzania:

      • Distinctive word marks
      • Proper names
      • Figures
      • Acronyms
      • Designs and Figurative elements
      • Packaging
      • Colours
      • Combination of Colours
      • Combination of all of the above
  • Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Trademarks must contain the following essential requirements to be registrable in Tanzania:

      The trademark should not be contrary to public order or morality

      The trademark should not reproduce, contain or imitate State, Inter-Governmental, International insignia, seals and emblems

  • Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Applicants should bear in mind that the following will not be registrable as Trademarks in Tanzania:

      Trademarks that do not perform the function of enabling consumers to differentiate between applicants goods / services from those of the other competitors in the market.

      Trademarks contravening public interest.

  • Trademark Search in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • it is highly advisable to conduct a search of the proposed mark to ensure that a similar mark has not been applied for by other contenders and is not pending registration or is already registered.

      Our Attorneys are at hand to assist you with searches and provide opinions about registrarbility of the proposed / coined trademark in Tanzania.

  • Trademark Filing in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • TRADEMARKCOPIA.COM  will assist you with the following:

      • Filings
      • Infringement & Opposition Actions
      • Renewals
      • License and Assignment procedures
      • Trademark Watch Services
  • Trademark Examination in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Once the application is filed, a formality examination is carried out to ensure that the application fulfills all the necessary procedural and formality requirements.

      The applicant would be notified regarding corrections and / or amendments as necessary to carry out the same within a stipulated time period, else, application is deemed abandoned.

  • Trademark Publication & Opposition in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Post examination, the trademark application is published in the official IP gazette to which interested third parties may file their opposition.

      In the event the application does not encounter any opposition, it proceeds to registration.

  • Trademark Registration in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Once the application is published and has overcome all the objections by the examiners and opposition if any by third parties, it is registered and a certificate of registration issued to the applicant.

  • Trademark Usage in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Post Registration: In the event the trademark is not used continuously for 5 yrs. after registration, the mark becomes vulnerable for revocation and / or cancellation.

  • Trademark Cost of Registration in TANZANIA – ARIPO

    • Please write mail for the cost of registration of trademark in Tanzania  to the mail address given below:

      contact@trademarkcopia.com

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