IP GUIDE: Registering trademarks in Egypt.

Registering trademarks in Egypt.
Trademark registration in Egypt is mandatory to be granted rights over a trademark, as it is a “first to file” jurisdiction. Only in a few exceptional cases can an unregistered trademark be protected. Trademark applications must be filed with the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office, Internal Trade Development Authority under the Ministry of Trade and
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INSIGHTS | IP Protection and Enforcement in Zanzibar | Mkama Kalebu

IP PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT IN ZANZIBAR
It is important to note at the outset that Zanzibar is one of the jurisdictions in East Africa that have successfully enacted better laws to protect Industrial Property rights. We say this for a reason, firstly Zanzibar has one law and a single institution that protects all Industrial Property rights. Secondly, Zanzibar’s Industrial Property Rights
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Risks and threats to brand protection in Nigeria.

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Introduction However well established a brand may be, it must  continue to adopt an intellectual property (IP) strategy that aligns with its business or organizational model and goals, otherwise it risks missing out on revenue opportunities. Today’s brands must have a winning strategy, leveraging on their IP portfolio to gain competitive global advantage. This is
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Procedure & Practice on trademark opposition Mainland Tanzania (Tanganyika) & Zanzibar.

Tanzania Zanzibar trademark registration
Introduction The United Republic of Tanzania is a result of joint union of two countries Tanganyika (Mainland Tanzania) and Zanzibar. These two countries united in 1964 whereby through the Union Charter they agreed on issues of union matters as stipulated in the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 (as amended from time to
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The Gambia ratifies the Banjul Protocol on Marks

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On the 3 May 2021, The Gambia deposited its instrument of ratification of the ARIPO Banjul Protocol on Marks with the Director General of  The African Regional Industrial Property Organization(ARIPO)  The country is now the 12th Contracting State to the Protocol. Pursuant to the above, with effect from 3 August 2021, The Gambia will be
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Guide to trademark opposition in Nigeria.

An opposition is a formal objection to the registering of a trademark. A trademark Opposition is an administrative procedure in which a party objects or opposes the registration of a trademark by another. Notice of Opposition is filed in writing by the opposing party in the format prescribed by the Trademark Act within two months from the date of publication of the proposed mark in the trademark journal.
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A guide to trademark registration in Nigeria.

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation with the largest economy in the continent and a fast-growing services sector with an increasing need for consumer goods.  This, among other factors, makes trademark registration very important in this economy.
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Failure to file a counter-statement in trademark opposition proceedings in Nigeria.

Trademark registration in Nigeria is a process that is initiated by the applicant filing an application in any of the 45 class(es) under which his goods or services may be registered. Once the application is accepted by the Registry after an examination has been conducted, an acceptance letter is issued to the applicant and thereafter,
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