Tanzania Court ruled ARIPO registration is unenforceable in Tanzania
On 26 September 2025 the Court of Appeal of Tanzania handed down a pivotal judgment confirming that African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) trademark registrations designating mainland Tanzania are not enforceable. In its decision, the Court held that the Banjul Protocol on Marks, which provides for the regional registration of trademarks under ARIPO, has not been ratified or incorporated into Tanzanian law through the Trade and Service Marks Act, Cap. 326. As a result, the Protocol has no legal force or effect in mainland Tanzania.
情報源: Legal Update: Court of Appeal of Tanzania Rules on Enforceability of ARIPO Trademarks | Inventa
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
Tanzania IP Office (BRELA)
Lakairo Industries Group Co. Limited & Others vs Kenafrica Industries Limited & Others (Civil Appeal No. 593 of 2022) [2025] TZCA 999 (26 September 2025)
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Foreign or ARIPO-registered trademarks do not confer enforceable exclusive rights in Tanzania without domestic registration.
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