TRADE MARK AVAILABILITY AND REGISTRABILITY SEARCHES
We handle Zimbabwe, ARIPO and Madrid trade mark matters including searches, applications, prosecutions, oppositons and renewals. We also handle proprietary change recordals in respect of these trademarks.
The Zimbabwe Trade Marks Act incorporates (domesticates) both the Banjul and Madrid Protocols. However, forms and processes that are prescribed by the Trade Mark Regulations are yet to be amended so as to assimilate ARIPO and Madrid trade marks effectively into national law.
As a result, we recommend that considerable thought is given upfront to issues of costs, opposition and enforcement before a decision is made to seek trade mark protection in Zimbabwe through either the ARIPO or Madrid routes.
Our team leader’s longstanding involvement with the ARIPO Working Group on the improvement of its Protocols from its inception to date enables us to offer holistic advice on the strengths and weaknesses of ARIPO trade marks in comparison to national (Zimbabwe) and internation (Madrid) trade marks from a jurisdictional perspective.
TRADE MARK AVAILABILITY AND REGISTRABILITY SEARCHES
TRADE MARK FILLINGS AND PROSECUTIONS
ADVISORY SERVICES - OPPOSITIONS AND INFRINGEMENT MATTERS
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING WORK
ADVISORY SERVICES - COMPETITION AND PASSING-OFF
We recognize the sensitivity and importance of brand equity and the need for a dedicated team of attorneys who reflect these values through an unwavering commitment to providing the best possible service at all times.