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COUNTRY : REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

CAPITAL   : KAMPALA

LANGUAGE  : ENGLISH  

 

Trademarks are managed by Uganda Registration Services Bureau Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (URSB).

 

International Treaties to which Uganda is signatory:

 

PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN UGANDA:

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

 

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

 

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 UGANDA – ARIPO

    • Following indications may be used as Trademarks in Uganda:

      • 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 UGANDA – ARIPO

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

      he 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 UGANDA – ARIPO

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

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

      Trademarks contravening public interest.

  • Trademark Search in UGANDA – 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 Uganda.

  • Trademark Filing in UGANDA – ARIPO

    • TRADEMARKCOPIA.COM  will assist you with the following:

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

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

      contact@trademarkcopia.com

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