A patent is granted to an inventor for his invention. When it is granted, he becomes the sole owner of the invention that can be bought, sold, rent or hired.
Any business that exists has a face of recognition. This face is either a symbol, or a logo that stands and communicates on the behalf of an organization, and are known as intellectual property. They play a major role in the business development process, ranging from communicating to a mass audience and converting them into customers, making them brand loyal. Intellectual properties have been segmented for ease, and they have been divided into the following groups:
Mostly deals with the virtual design of manufactured goods. It may deal with different aspects like shape, size, color, patterns etc. They are mostly used to protect the trade secrets of an organization. It includes inventions, industrial designs, geographical indications and trade secrets.
This simply means the right to copy. Copyright protects or prevents any creation from getting duplicated or altered by any other person or organization for their benefit. It includes literary, artistic works, music, etc.
The legal way of holding a possession on one’s creation is known as intellectual property rights. These are the rights that an organization holds on its creative patterns so as to protect them from getting misused or altered, and provides the right of ownership on these intellectual creations.
ARIPO stands for African Regional Intellectual Property Organization that was established in the year 1976. It is to be noted that Tanzania is a member of ARIPO. The organization was set with a basic aim of building an international relationship and pool resources from multiple countries. It also aimed at increasing the creativity level to avoid duplication under any circumstances.
COSOTA stands for Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act. It is an institution that looks into the matters of copyright and administers the rights to register them. These rights are available to authors/ creators who are nationals of Tanzania or holds a habitual residence in the country.
BRELA refers to Business Registration and Licensing Agency. In Tanzania, BRELA takes care of the registration of Trademarks. The registration period for a trademark longs up to 7 years and can be renewed for a further period of 10 years.
A patent in Tanzania is covered under the Patent Protection Act for a duration of 20 years.
There is no separate body for maintaining or dealing with design protection in Tanzania. It can be protected under the framework of ARIPO.
An individual who wants to register a patent in Tanzania has the following options:
Now, to initiate the patent registration process at BRELA, one must submit the following:
To initiate the patent registration process at ARIPO, one must submit the following:
In order to obtain a copyright registration in Tanzania, one needs to submit the following:
Description | Fee |
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Application fee (paper filing) | $290 |
Application fee (e-filing) | $232 |
Designation fee per country designated | $85 |
Examination report fee | $300 |
Search report fee | $300 |
Publication or republication fee | $350 |
Grant fee | $350 |
Description | Fee |
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Application fee (paper filing) | $100 |
Application fee (e-filing) | $80 |
For one mark in one class per D/S | $50 |
For one mark in every additional class per D/S | $10 |
Registration fee in one class per D/S | $100 |
Registration fee in every additional class per D/S | $50 |
Inspection of the register | $20 |
Description | Fee |
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Application fee (paper filing) | $50 |
Application fee (e-filing) | $40 |
Designation fee per country designated | $10 |
Registration and publication fee | $75 |
Request for an extension (per extension) | $50 |
Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates | $50 |
Description | Fee |
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Application fee (paper filing) | $100 |
Application fee (e-filing) | $80 |
Designation fee per country designated | $20 |
Registration and publication fee | $50 |
Republication fee | $20 |
Status search fee | $10 |
Consultation with register | $2 |
Consultation with the register for every page in excess of 10 pages | $1 |
As mentioned above, the intangible assets stand-alone representing the company they belong to, so it becomes the responsibility of the organizations to take utmost care in protecting their front face. Intellectual property services help to avoid any kind of malpractice that might occur by alteration or replication.
When an organization takes an initiative to protect its intangible assets by opting for intellectual property services, they also avail certain benefits. Let’s have a look at the benefits that can be availed by an organization:
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