The Madrid Protocol | 2020 Update
Although the Madrid system functions very well in most countries outside of Africa where IP laws are at similar stages of development and IP Offices utilize advanced technologies and maintain digital registers and systems, the reliance on the Madrid-system in most African countries carries with it a degree of commercial risk (the level of which depends on the jurisdiction concerned).
NAVIGATING ZAMBIA’S NEW TRADE MARKS ACT: PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR TRADE MARK PROSECUTION
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