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The Effects of Trademark Rights on the East African Common Market / Absolute Grounds
The Effects of Trademark Rights on the East African Common Market / Absolute Grounds
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Preface
5–6
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7–14
Table of contents
7–14
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15–18
List of abbreviations
15–18
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19–22
Chapter 1: General introduction
19–22
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23–44
Chapter 2: The absence of common trade mark regime in the East African Community
23–44
23–23
A. Introduction
23–23
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23–24
B. Institutions responsible for trade mark registration
23–24
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24–35
C. Substantive Provisions
24–35
24–27
I. Subject matter of trade-mark protection
24–27
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1. Tanzanian law
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2. Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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27–35
II. Grounds for trade mark refusal
27–35
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1. Absolute Grounds
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a) Distinctiveness
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aa) Under the Tanzania Trade Mark Law
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bb) Under the Kenyan and Ugandan Trade Mark Laws
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b) Descriptive and generic marks
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c) Trade Marks based on a shape of the goods
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aa) The Tanzanian Law
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bb) The Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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d) Other absolute grounds
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aa) Under the Tanzanian Law
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bb) Under the Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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2. Relative grounds
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a) Prior registered trade mark
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b) Prior unregistered trade mark
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c) Business or company name
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d) Trade mark application filed in the name of agent
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35–36
D. Trade mark opposition and cancellation procedure
35–36
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36–42
E. Infringement of a registered trade mark
36–42
36–39
I. Scope of protection
36–39
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1. Use of a mark as a trade mark
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2. The use of business or company names
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3. Trade mark with reputation
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39–41
II. Limitation to the exclusive rights
39–41
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1. Use of one’s own name
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2. Descriptive use of a trade mark
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3. Honest concurrent use of trade marks
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4. Exhaustion of trade mark rights
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41–42
III. Duties in relation to a registered trade mark
41–42
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1. Renewal of registration
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2. Obligation to use a registered trade mark
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42–43
F. International trade mark registration
42–43
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43–44
G. Concluding remarks
43–44
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45–78
Chapter 3: The free movement of trade-marked goods in the East African Community
45–78
45–45
A. Introduction
45–45
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45–51
B. The Principle of free movement of goods
45–51
45–47
I. Legal basis
45–47
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1. The EAC Treaty (EACT)
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2. The EAC Common Market Protocol (CMP)
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3. The EAC Customs Union Protocol (CUP)
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47–51
II. Trade mark rights in the Common Market
47–51
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1. The Common Market Protocol
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2. The Customs Union Protocol
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51–77
C. Possible solution to the mischief
51–77
51–67
I. Principles of trade mark law
51–67
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1. Trade mark functions
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a) Trade mark as a badge of origin
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b) Trade mark as a guarantee of quality
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c) Trade mark functions and markets compartmentalization
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aa) Guarantee of origin
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bb) Guarantee of quality
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2. The Principle of trade mark exhaustion
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a) Forms of trade mark exhaustion
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b) National exhaustion
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c) International exhaustion
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d) Regional Exhaustion
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3. Trade Mark Exhaustion in the EAC
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a) The general rule
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aa) The Tanzanian law
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bb) The Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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b) Exception to the general rule
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aa) The Tanzanian law
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bb) The Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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c) Conclusion thereof
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4. Place of sale for the purpose of exhaustion
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a) The Tanzanian law
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b) The Kenyan and Ugandan laws
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67–77
II. Relevant principles of international law
67–77
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1. TRIPs Agreement
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a) Legislative freedom under Article 8 TRIPS
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b) The chapeau
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c) The national trade mark exhaustion meets TRIPS’ minimum standards
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d) The debate on Article 6 TRIPS
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2. The GATT 1994
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a) The national treatment
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b) The most favoured nation principle
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c) Prohibition of quantitative restrictions under Article XI GATT
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d) The general exception clause under Article XX GATT
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aa) Provisos under Paragraph (d) of Article XX GATT
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bb) Provisos under the chapeau
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77–78
D. Concluding remarks
77–78
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79–172
Chapter 4: Overview of the European Community trade mark system
79–172
79–80
A. Introductory remarks
79–80
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80–81
B. Office responsible for CTM system
80–81
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81–90
C. Subject matter of CTM protection
81–90
81–83
I. Substantive requirement – the capability to distinguish
81–83
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83–83
II. Formal requirement – the graphical representation
83–83
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83–84
III. Essence of the formal requirement
83–84
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84–90
IV. Formal and substantive requirements vis-à-vis non-traditional marks
84–90
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1. Smells
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2. Sounds
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3. Colours
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90–112
D. Grounds for Trade Mark Refusal
90–112
90–111
I. Absolute Grounds
90–111
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1. Requirements of Article 4 of the CTMR
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2. Distinctiveness
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3. Descriptiveness
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4. Generic Signs
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5. Shape Marks
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6. Further absolute grounds – Article 7(1) (f) – (k)
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7. Acquired distinctiveness and public policy
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111–112
II. Relative grounds for refusal
111–112
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112–146
E. CTM infringement
112–146
112–118
I. Scope of CTM protection
112–118
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1. Article 9 of the CTMR
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2. Article 8 of the CTMR
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118–131
II. Likelihood of confusion
118–131
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1. CTM function and likelihood of confusion
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2. In whose view is the likelihood of confusion determined?
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3. Thresholds of likelihood of confusion
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a) Similarity of trademarks
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aa) Visual similarity
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bb) Aural or phonetic similarity
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cc) Conceptual similarity
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b) Similarity of goods and/or services
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4. Likelihood of association
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131–133
III. Trademark use as a condition for infringement
131–133
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133–137
IV. Protection of a CTM with reputation
133–137
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1. Reputation – what is it?
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2. Infringing use in relation to a CTM with reputation
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a) Unfair advantage
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b) Detriment
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c) Without due cause
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137–142
V. Limitations to CTM rights
137–142
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1. Honest use of a CTM
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a) Use of one’s own name and address
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b) Descriptive use of a CTM
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c) Use of a CTM to indicate intended purpose
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d) Proviso to Article 12
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2. Exhaustion of CTM rights
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142–145
VI. Duties in relation to CTM
142–145
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1. Renewal of CTM registration
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2. Obligation to use a CTM
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145–146
VII. Key principles relating to precedence of CTM rights
145–146
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1. Priority Right
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2. Seniority right
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146–160
F. CTM Application and Opposition proceedings
146–160
146–152
I. CTM application
146–152
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1. Procedure and contents
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2. Search procedure
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152–160
II. Opposition against CTM registration
152–160
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1. Objection procedure
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2. Grounds for opposition
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3. Entitlement to file a notice of opposition
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4. Opposition proceedings
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5. Strategies and defences
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160–167
G. Cancellation of CTM rights
160–167
160–162
I. Revocation
160–162
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1. Non-use
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2. Improper use of a CTM
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162–166
II. Invalidity
162–166
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1. Absolute grounds for invalidity
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2. Relative grounds for invalidity
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166–167
III. Effects of CTM revocation and invalidity
166–167
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167–172
H. International Registration Procedure under the CTMR
167–172
167–170
I. EC as a designated territory
167–170
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170–172
II. CTM registration or application as a basis for international registration
170–172
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173–206
Chapter 5: Interplay between Community trade mark and trademark systems of EU member states
173–206
173–174
A. Introduction
173–174
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174–185
B. Essential aspects of Community trade mark system
174–185
174–176
I. Co-existence of trade marks
174–176
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176–182
II. Seniority
176–182
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1. Requirements for seniority
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a) Status of the earlier national trademark
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b) Triple identity rule
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aa) Identity of the marks
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bb) Same owner
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cc) Identical goods and/or services
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2. Examination of seniority claim
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3. Merits and demerits of seniority right
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a) Merits
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b) Demerits
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182–185
III. Trade mark conversion
182–185
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1. Grounds for conversion
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a) Withdrawal of a Community trade mark application
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b) Cessation of effects of Community trade mark
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c) Refusal of registration
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d) Successful cancellation proceedings
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2. Grounds for excluding conversion
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a) Non-use of a Community trade mark
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b) Grounds for refusal available in one Member State
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185–187
C. Enlargement of the European Union and Community trade marks
185–187
I. Automatic extension of Community trade marks
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1. Absolute grounds for trademark refusal
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2. Opposition against registration of Community trade marks
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3. Cancellation of Community trade marks
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187–187
II. Preservation of earlier rights under national law
187–187
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187–206
D. Enforcement of Community trade mark rights
187–206
187–189
I. Application of Brussels Regulation
187–189
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189–200
II. Community trade mark courts
189–200
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1. Jurisdiction over infringement and invalidity proceedings
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a) Infringement actions
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b) Validity of a Community trade mark
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2. International jurisdiction
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a) Connection of parties and courts
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b) Factors contained in the Brussels Regulation
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c) Place where harmful act takes place
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3. Delimitation of jurisdiction
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4. Related, simultaneous and successive actions
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a) Similar Community trade mark claims
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b) Related Community trade mark and national trade mark claims
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5) Jurisdiction to award temporary reliefs
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200–204
III. Applicable law
200–204
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1. Rome II Regulation
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2. Community Trade Mark Regulation
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a) General applicable law
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b) The law applicable to sanctions
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c) Efficacy of lex loci delicti rule
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204–206
IV. Recognition and enforcement of Judgments
204–206
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206–206
E. Concluding remarks
206–206
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207–238
Chapter 6: Free movement of branded goods in the European Union
207–238
207–208
A. Introduction
207–208
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208–217
B. Legal basis for free movement of branded goods
208–217
208–209
I. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
208–209
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209–217
II. Principles developed by the ECJ
209–217
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1. Existence and exercise of intellectual property
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a) Grundig
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b) Parke
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c) Sirena
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d) Deutsche Grammophon
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2. Specific subject-matter of intellectual property
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3. Essential function of a trade mark
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217–236
C. Exhaustion of trade mark rights
217–236
217–218
I. Delineation and forms of trade mark exhaustion
217–218
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218–220
II. Rationale of Community trade mark exhaustion
218–220
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220–227
III. Conditions for Community trade mark exhaustion
220–227
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1. Putting goods on the market
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2. Consent
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a) Consent is given for specific goods
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b) Express and implied consent
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c) Contractual restrictions do not vitiate consent
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3. Burden of proof in relation to exhaustion
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227–236
IV. Factors vitiating exhaustion
227–236
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1. Repackaging and re-affixing of a trade mark
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a) Artificial partitioning of the common market
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b) Condition of goods
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c) Notice of repackaging
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d) Identity of a person who repackaged the goods
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e) Reputation of a trade mark
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2. Extension of repackaging principles to other case scenarios
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a) Rebranding
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b) Removal of a stock code
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c) Reworked products
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236–238
D. Concluding summary
236–238
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239–264
Chapter 7: A model trade mark regime for the East African Community
239–264
239–240
A. Introduction
239–240
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240–243
B. Key Principles governing Community trade mark system
240–243
240–241
I. The principle of unitary character
240–241
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241–242
II. The principle of Coexistence of trade mark rights
241–242
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242–243
III. Interaction between trade mark coexistence and unitary principles
242–243
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243–256
C. Principles that should govern the EAC trade mark system
243–256
243–249
I. Modifications to the principle of unitary character
243–249
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1. Abandonment of the unitary principle
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2. Unitary character not to be defined by the entire scale of the regional bloc
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3. Justifications for the proposed modifications to the unitary principle
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a) Free movement of goods
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b) Competition in trade-marked goods
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c) Unitary character as a means of expansion of economic activities
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249–256
II. Modifications to the principle of co-existence
249–256
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1. Abolition of the national trade mark
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2. Coexistence as a transition solution
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a) Incentives to ensure that the national system fades away
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b) The Benelux model: Transforming existing national trade marks into EAC trade marks
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3. The German trade mark model
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256–264
D. The Proposal for the EAC trade mark regime
256–264
256–261
I. Acquisition of trade mark rights and the extent of validity
256–261
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1. Non-examination system at national offices
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2. Examination system at the EAC trade mark office
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3. Trade mark use requirement and the consequences thereof
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a) The use requirement
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b) Consequences of non-compliance with the use requirement
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261–264
II. Integration of the existing national trade mark rights into the EAC trade mark regime
261–264
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1. National trade mark registrations
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2. Applications for national trade marks
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3. Conciliation board
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265–276
Bibliography
265–276
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The Effects of Trademark Rights on the East African Common Market , page 90 - 111
Absolute Grounds
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Niteleka Jacob Nichaenzi Jaconiah
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doi.org/10.5771/9783845242156-90
ISBN print: 978-3-8329-7700-9
ISBN online: 978-3-8452-4215-6
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