Registration of Trade Marks Under The Trade Marks Act 1969
Registration of Trade Marks Under The Trade Marks Act 1969
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Date
2015-05-03
Authors
Attig,Inaam Salih
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University of Khartoum
Abstract
At the core of every successful business are the trade marks the
business uses to identify its goods or services. If properly protected, trade
marks can last forever; and can provide the business with a unique and
immediately visible identification to its customers and the world beyond.
A trade mark cannot be protected by the law unless it is registered, since
registration is considered as a basis of the legal protection. The Trade
Marks Act 1969 together with its Rules organize all matters concerning
registration of trade marks and provide the procedure to be followed in
obtaining such registration.
This thesis examines the registration of trade marks in Sudan under
the Trade Marks Act 1969. Chapter One highlights the historical
development of the trade marks laws in the Sudan and discusses the
definition of the trade marks under both the Trade Marks Ordinance 1931
and the Trade Marks Act 1969 and the various functions of the trade
marks. The discussion in Chapter Two is mainly about the registrability
of trade mark. Chapter Three concentrates on the procedure of
registration. Since the Trade Marks Act 1969 has adopted the
international registration system of trade marks, reference is made in this
chapter to the international arrangements concerning this issue namely
the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. Chapter Four sheds
lights on some essential matters concerning registration such as objection,
cancellation, assignment and surrender. Lastly Chapter Five concludes
the thesis with some recommendations hopefully to be adopted for better
protection of trade marks achieved by registration.
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111 Pages
Keywords
Visible Sign;Publication;Madrid System;World Intellectual Property Organization;Sudan Law Journal;Sudan