Pursuant to the provisions of the Somali Trade Mark Law No. 3 of 22 January 1955, and its amendment by Law No. 33 of 18 January 1975, the Somali Trademark Office (TMO) has recently introduced examination and publication processes on trademark registrations. Thus, the...
Somalia
Africa Update 2020 – Somalia
Registry Operational In January 2020, notification was received to the effect that the Somalia Registry was now operational and that it was now possible to file trade mark applications in Somalia. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry had earlier indicated that trade...
Trade mark applications in Somalia now possible
The Somalia Registry is now operational and it is possible to file trade mark applications in Somalia.
TUNISIA AND SOMALIA JOIN COMESA
The Republic of Tunisia and the Federal Republic of Somalia were admitted as members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during the COMESA Heads of States and Governments Summit held on 18 and 19 July 2018 in Lusaka, Zambia. COMESA now has 21...
TRADE MARKS | CAUTIONARY NOTICES NOW POSSIBLE IN SOMALIA
Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia) is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Civil rule ended in Somalia in 1969, nine short years after the country gained independence. Since then, Somalia has been engulfed...
INSIGHTS | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SOMALILAND
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the West, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has an estimated population of around 14.3 million. In 1960,...
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