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2. On July 1, 1998, Tanzania implemented the Trademark Law.
3. The trademark offices of Tanganyika and Zanzibar are responsible for managing trademark affairs, with official languages being Swahili and English.
4. The exclusive right to use a trademark is obtained through registration, following the principle of "first to apply".
5. Tanzania adopts the Nice classification and only accepts applications for one table and one category. The elements that can be registered as trademarks are: text, letters
Tanzania is a contracting party to international intellectual property treaties such as the TRIPS Agreement and the Paris Convention, and has not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Tanzania can only be processed through the "single country registration" method.
The validity period is 7 years from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 3 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months (with additional fees) and a validity period of 7 years.
1. Trademark design;
2. Specific categories and product/service items;
3. Name and address of the applicant;
4. Power of attorney;
If priority is declared, proof of priority must be provided.
Application review announcement approval issuance.
Submit application documents to the Trademark Office;
The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 2 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
If everything goes smoothly, the entire application process will take approximately 6-12 months.
