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Trade Mark Information

Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) and Zanzibar have joined to form the United Republic of Tanzania. However, a unified Industrial Property Law has not been enacted in this territory and therefore separate applications are required for Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

International and Regional Arrangements:

• Madrid Agreement:      No
• Paris Union:                Yes

Types of Trade Marks:

• Goods and services
• Series marks

Classification:

The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied.

Filing Requirements:

• Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
• Simply signed Power of Attorney
• Representation of the mark
• List of goods and / or services
• Certified copy of the priority document

Duration: The trade mark is registered 7 years from the filing date

Renewal: Renewable every 10 years

General Information

• Area: Approximately 947 000 km2
• Population: 41.9 million
• Capital: Dodoma (largest city Dar es Salaam)
• Currency: Tanzanian Shilling
• GDP:  $ 62.2 billion (2010)
• Domain name extension: .tz
• Languages: Swahili, English (official languages)
• Exports: Raw cotton; cashew nuts; gold; coffee
• Imports:  Industrial raw materials; construction materials; consumer goods; transport equipment; crude oil

International / Regional Conventions:

• Banjul Protocol (of ARIPO)
• Berne Convention
• Nice Agreement on Classification of Marks
• Paris Convention
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• WIPO Convention
• WTO/TRIPS