Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, Telecommunications and Data Protection
Languages
English, Kiswahili
Address
6th Floor, Wing B 3D Building, Ruaha Street, Morogoro Road, Kinondoni District P.O Box 76630 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The Judiciary of Tanzania
Admission
High Court of Tanzania & High Court of Zanzibar
Registration Number
6349
Registration Date
2022-01-07
Expiry Date
2022-12-31
Summary
Mkama Magoti Kalebu is the Managing Partner, Head of the
Intellectual Property, Technology & Media, Telecommunications and Data
Protection Practices at Endo & Company Advocates. He handles both
contentious and non-contentious matters in the areas of intellectual property
(IP), media, information technology (IT), data protection and
telecommunications law, and has extensive experience working on regulatory,
transactional, enforcement and advisory projects in these areas, counting among
his clients’ multinational companies, listed corporations and government
regulators.
Education
Masters of Intellectual Property (MIP) - University of Dar es Salaam
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PGDLP) - The Law School of Tanzania
Degree of Laws (LL.B)- The University of Dodoma
Memberships & Affiliations
East Africa Law Society Intellectual Property Committee
Tanganyika Law Society
Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
I. REQUIREMENTS:
Requirements for Trademark applications:
Power of
Attorney (POA) (PDF FORM) duly signed. It is not required authentication
neither legalization.
Priority
document (PDF FORM): (if your client is interested in claiming the
Convention’s Priority only). A certified copy –no legalization needed- of
the application issued by the Trademarks Office of a Paris Convention
member country.
Classes
and goods/services to be covered. Please note that we must provide the
specification of goods or services that will be covered by each
application (Nice Classification).
1
Original labels 7
cm x 7 cm. (IMAGE ) If design, please send it
by e-mail, for its reproduction. If the design is in colors and
they have to be claimed.
Translation
and transliteration (PDF FORM) of the mark when it is not in
English Language. In case there is no specific translation, you must
also confirm us that information.
Information
about:
·
If the applicant is a natural person: name, passport or ID, a
simple copy of its ID card.
·
If the applicant is a juridical person: company name, Address,
laws of incorporation
) The supporting
documents required for filing TM application
1) Clear and full instruction mentioning clearly the name and address of
the applicant, the classes and the list of specifications for each classes in a
format word.
Please not that all documents have to be filed in English.
2) If there is a logo, we need the JPG format
3) POA completed and signed (see the model attached). A copy is enough
to proceed.
No notarization or legalization are required for these documents.Time frame for
delivery of registration certificate:
From the date
of filing, it takes approximately 4-7 months to obtain a
final certificate if no opposition or objection
Requirements
for Renewal:Power of
Attorney (signed). It is not required authentication neither legalization.
Registration
certificate/ last renewal certificate- for ascertaining the correct date
of renewal, address and name of the proprietor.
The renewal
proceedings may take approximately 1 to 2 week from the filing date until the
Renewal Resolution is issued.