FOREIGN OR ARIPO TRADE MARKS NOT PROTECTED IN TANZANIA (MAINLAND): LANDMARK COURT OF APPEAL DECISION.
The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has delivered a landmark decision in Lakairo Industries Group Co. Ltd & Others v. Kenafrica Industries Ltd & Others, Civil Appeal No. 593 of 2022 (26 September 2025), reaffirming that foreign or ARIPO trade mark registrations do not confer enforceable rights in Tanzania without