Ratification required: impact of Tanzanian Court of Appeal ruling ARIPO trademarks are unenforceable
On 26 September, Tanzania’s apex court held that despite being a signatory to the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation’s Banjul Protocol, ARIPO trademarks were unenforceable in Tanzania. Francis Kamuzora and Patrick Kamanthe of Bowmans examine the impact for practitioners and businesses in the region
