Classification

The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied. One application covers a single class.

Convention priority

As part of Tanzania, Zanzibar is a member of the Paris Convention. . An applicant for a trade mark who has applied for the same trade mark in another Paris Convention member country, is entitled to a priority right. This accords them the same effective date as the first filed application, provided the Zanzibar application is filed within six months of such earlier filing date.

Examination/procedure

The Registrar examines the application to determine whether it complies with the formal as well as the substantive and relative requirements.

The Registrar will, if he is satisfied that the application complies with the requirements, accept the application and advertise the application for opposition purposes in the Official Journal. Thereafter the registration certificate will be issued.

Opposition

Opposition may be lodged within two months following advertisement of the trade mark application. It is possible to secure extensions of the opposition term if sufficient cause is shown. The Registrar has absolute discretion to grant an extension of time.

Duration and renewal

The registration of a mark shall be for a period of 10 years from the filing date of the application for registration. The registration of a mark may, upon request, be renewed for consecutive periods of seven years, provided that the registered owner pays the prescribed renewal fee. A six-month grace period is allowed for the payment of late renewal fees.

In the event that priority is claimed, the initial 10-year period is calculated from the priority date and thereafter can be renewed for periods of seven years.

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