• May 27
• Mkama Magoti Kalebu
• 4 comments

USE OF NICE CLASSIFICATION IN MAINLAND TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR

Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964 and formed United Republic of Tanzania. In the constitution of United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar retained autonomy to legislate its laws which are not included in the union. And among the non-union matters on intellectual property that includes trademarks. Fore stance Mainland Tanzania has the Trade and Service Marks Act while Zanzibar uses Zanzibar Industrial Property Act.

Both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar have ratified and adopted the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks 1957 (as amended on September 28, 1979) in 1999 (Nice Classification). International Conventions unless stated otherwise during the signing and ratification they bind both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Therefore, the Nice Classification binds both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The Nice Classification classify trade and service marks into two groups that is 1-34 for goods and 35-45 service. Since Nice Classification is used in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar then similar trade mark classification is used. Some of the goods and service marks are

Goods Marks classes

Class 12 includes vehicles and apparatus for the transport of people or goods by land, air or water

Class 17 Provide mainly for electrical, thermal and plastics for use in manufacture in the form of sheets, blocks and rods

Class 19 A class that includes materials not metal for building and construction.

Service Marks classes

Class 35 Includes advertising, business management, organizations, and office functions.

Class 41 Includes mainly services consisting all forms of education or training, entertainment, presentation of works of visual art or literature to the public for cultural or educational purposes.

Class 45 It involves legal services, security services as well as certain personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals

Name Mkama M. Kalebu

Position Managing Partner and Intellectual property Consultant

Company ENDO & Co. Advocates

E-Mail: Mkama.kalebu@ndowoadvocates.co.tz

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