Intellectual Property

MAK Africa Legal provides comprehensive legal services related to registration, protection, exploitation and litigation of Intellectual Property Law Rights. These include: trade and service marks, patents, industrial designs and copyright. Specifically, on trademarks, MAK Africa Legal recognizes that brands and trademarks are at the heart of every business. There is, therefore, need for such businesses to put in place effective and pro-active trademark clearance and registration strategies to ensure that such brands are not only registered but protected.

“Brands and trademarks are at the heart of every business. Protecting them is vital to ensure their longevity and success.”

MAK Africa Legal, provides the following services, to wit: trademark advice, registration, maintenance and renewal of trademarks in Tanzania and East African Countries. The Firm also offers prosecution of claims arising from or passing- off by third parties, new trademark applications and responses clearance searches and opinion, trademark audits and counselling, claims from or passing-off by third parties. 

MAK Africa Legal has handled trademark litigations at the office of the Registrar of trademarks, the High Court of Tanzania and Court of Appeal of Tanzania, trademark watch, unfair competition counselling and trademark acquisitions and assignments.

MAK Africa Legal also provides services in Copyright and Patents. The Firm works very close with Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) in making sure that its corporate clients are well covered and protected, and that it’s Clients operates within the ambit of the available Intellectual Property Laws.

Intellectual Property
  • Trademark services
  • Copyright services
  • Patent services
  • Commercial IP services
  • IP litigation services

Being a Corporate-Commercial Firm, our IP Department works closely with the Corporate-Commercial Department in protecting the commercial rights of IP Rights Owners. In this sense, we negotiate on behalf, and represent such owners in commercial transactions where their Intellectual Property rights such as royalties, usage, management, assignment, sale, re-use, sampling, licensing etc. are at the center stage

Intellectual property law refers to the legal protections afforded to creative and innovative works, including trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and copyrights. These protections help businesses protect their brand identity, inventions, and creative works from being used or exploited without their permission.

MAK Africa Legal offers a range of trademark-related services, including advice, registration, maintenance, and renewal of trademarks in Tanzania and East African countries. They can also handle trademark litigations, trademark watch, and unfair competition counseling.

MAK Africa Legal can assist clients in navigating the copyright laws and regulations and work closely with Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) to ensure clients are well-covered and protected.

MAK Africa Legal's IP Department works closely with the Corporate-Commercial Department to protect the commercial rights of IP Rights Owners. They can negotiate on behalf of IP rights owners in commercial transactions where their intellectual property rights such as royalties, usage, management, assignment, sale, re-use, sampling, licensing, etc. are at the center stage.

MAK Africa Legal can represent clients in a range of intellectual property litigation cases, including trademark litigations at the office of the Registrar of trademarks, the High Court of Tanzania, and Court of Appeal of Tanzania, trademark watch, and unfair competition counseling.

 

 

 

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