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Although the United Republic of Tanzania is a union between Tanzania Mainland (formerly Tanganyika) and Zanzibar, some matters do not fall within the ambit of the Union. Matters related to intellectual property, for instance, fall outside the scope of the jurisdiction of the union. Each part has its regime that regulates and protects intellectual property so far as registration, maintenance, and protection are concerned. That means the registration of a Trade Mark in one Part of the Union does not operate to cover the other part of the union as far as protection is concerned. To be protected across the entire united republic separate application has to be made to each part of the union, for, the two distinct trademark jurisdictions.
However, since foreign affairs is a union matter, international treaties ratified by the United Republic of Tanzania are applicable and binding across the union. As far as a trademark is concerned, Tanzania is a signatory to Paris and Madrid Conventions and therefore bound to observe and comply with their terms. Both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, also, apply the International Classification of Goods and Services.
At Mark Africa Legal, we offer very affordable trademark attorney fees for a variety of trademark legal services in the two trademark jurisdictions in Tanzania, i.e. Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
FEES AND CHARGES FOR TANZANIA MAINLAND (IN US DOLLARS)
Description
Search fee (only where no international search report is submitted):
Official Fees Our Charges Total
SEARCH
15.00 120.00 135.00
Application (filing) fee per mark in one class:
Filing the same mark simultaneously in different classes.
Publication fee
Registration fee
Renewal of a registered mark, including publication:
NEW APPLICATION | ||
23.69 | 290.00 | 313.69 |
23.69 | 280.00 | 303.69 |
45.00 | 80.00 | 125.00 |
100.00 | 350.00 | 450.00 |
RENEWAL | ||
30.00 | 220.00 | 250.00 |
Description | Official Fees | Our Charges Total | |
Amendments, | |||
Registration of Assignments, Transmissions, | 25.00 | 300.00 | 325.00 |
Amendments,: | |||
Change of Name/Change of Address: | 20.00 | 150.00 | 170.00 |
OTHER FORMAL APPLICATION
CHARGES
Claiming priority: | 10.00 | 100.00 |
Amending an application: | 20.00 | 150.00 |
Amending a registered Trademark, including | 40.00 | 180.00 |
publication: | ||
Appealing to rejection decisions, including | 0.00 | 70.00 |
Responding to opposition, including | 30.00 | 750.00 |
hearings: | ||
Responding to an opposition, including | 50.00 | 1200.00 |
hearings: | ||
Filing an opposition against a published | 30.00 | 1000.00 |
mark: | ||
Obtaining a certified copy of a Certificate: | 30.00 | 80.00 |
Late filing of documents, per document, | 50.00 | 100.00 |
other than Power of Attorney: | ||
Local legalization of each document, other | 20.00 | 100.00 |
than Power of Attorney: | ||
Translation of documents, per page, other | 00.00 | 20.00 |
than Power of Attorney: | ||
Payment of fine for overdue renewal, within 50.0080.00 | 130.00 | |
6 months of expiry. |
Trademark Monitoring Services USD 250 Annually
- 110.00
- 170.00
- 220.00
- 70.00
- 780.00
- 1250.00
- 1030.00
- 110.00
- 150.00
- 120.00
- 20.00
BASIC INFORMATION
- All fees are US Dollars
- It is possible to register Goods and Service Marks, Certification Marks, and Collective Marks. There is no provision for the registration of Series Marks.
- The International Classification of Goods and Services applies. A separate application is required for each class of goods or services. Intention to use is sufficient qualification for applying.
DOCUMENT REQUIRED
- The Power of Attorney to appoint a trademark agent. There are special forms of Power of Attorney that apply in Tanzania, The Power of Attorney does not require notarization or legalization;
- Ten (10) prints of the proposed trademark (except for word marks in ordinary type);
- Priority Document (if applicable) with verified English translation;
- If the proposed trademark is in a language other than English (e.g. if it is in Arabic or Chinese characters), the Trademark Office typically requires the application to be accompanied by a verified English translation;
- and Specification of the goods and services for which registration is to be registered;
- Full name, nationality, and street address of the applicant. A full description (including the state of incorporation) of a body corporate and the terms of all the partners of a partnership are required.
- Particulars of the mark and eight representations thereof if it is not a word mark.
- List of goods/services for which registration is required.
- The number, date, and country of the basic foreign application if convention priority is to be claimed.
- Certified copy of the basic foreign application if the convention is to be claimed (this may be filed up to 3 months after the application date.
FEES AND CHARGES FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN ZANZIBAR
Description | Official Fees | Our Charges Total | |
Search for one mark in one class: | 20.00 | 120.00 | 140.00 |
NEW APPLICATION | |||
Filing one mark in one class: | 35.00 | 300.00 | 335.00 |
Filing the same mark simultaneously in different | |||
class. | 20.00 | 290.00 | 310.00 |
Publication in the Official Gazette: | 45.00 | 100.00 | 145.00 |
Registration fee | 80.00 | 280.00 | 360.00 |
RENEWAL | |||
Renewal of a registered mark, including | 40.00 | 240.00 | 280.00 |
publication: | |||
ASSIGNMENT/RECORDAL | |||
Assignment/Merger, including publication: | 50.00 | 300.00 | 350.00 |
Change of Name/Change of Address: | 20.00 | 150.00 | 200.00 |
OTHER FORMAL APPLICATION
CHARGES
| Claiming priority: | 10.00 | 110.00 | 120.00 |
| Amending an application: | 20.00 | 150.00 | 170.00 |
| Amending a registered Trademark, including publication: | 40.00 | 420.00 | 460.00 |
| Responding to Office Actions, per response: | 0.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
| Appealing to rejection decision, including hearings: | 30.00 | 750.00 | 780.00 |
| Responding to the opposition, including hearings: | 20.00 | 1200.00 | 1400.00 |
| Filing an opposition against a published mark: | 30.00 | 850.00 | 880.00 |
| Obtaining a certified copy of a Certificate: | 30.00 | 80.00 | 110.00 |
Description | Official Fees Our Charges Total | ||
| Late filing of documents, per document, other than Power of Attorney: | 50.00 | 100.00 | 150.00 |
| Local legalization of each document, other than | 20.00 | 100.00 | 120.00 |
| Power of Attorney: | 00.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Translation of documents, per page, other than Power of Attorney: Payment of fine for overdue renewal, within 6 months of expiry. | 50.00 | 80.00 | 130.00 |
Trademark Monitoring Services USD 150 Annually
DOCUMENT REQUIRED
(a). Power of Attorney, simply signed.
(b). Ten prints, except for word marks in ordinary type.
(c). Priority document (if applicable), with verified English translation