Mkono & Co. is a leading firm in the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Tanzania, Zanzibar and Burundi, and in East Africa as a whole. The firm is actively involved in advising and representing clients in handling various contentious and non-contentious IP work. We provide our clients diverse IP representation with regard to patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, unfair competition, breach of confidence and related intellectual property matters including:
- Searches, registration, assignments, licensing, opposition, revocations/cancelation proceedings before the intellectual property office at Bujumbura Burundi, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Zanzibar. We are very conversant with the working of these offices and we have an excellent working relationship which enables us to function in a very efficient manner.
- Representation before the High Court, by way of appeals against orders of the Registrar of Patents, Registrar of Trade and Service Marks, filing of applications for revocation of patents, designs as well as applications for cancellation of registered trademarks.
- Enforcement of IPR rights through civil and criminal actions. On one hand, civil action involves using the civil courts for injunctions against infringement and/or passing off of intellectual property rights and recovery of damages. On the other hand, criminal action involves co-ordination with the enforcement agencies including police, customs officials, fair competition commission, Food and drugs authority and private investigators for anti-counterfeiting and confiscation of infringing goods for destruction.
- services for drafting of agreements and licensing for transfer of technology, assignment of intellectual property rights, due diligence, joint ventures, and submission with the appropriate organs, such as the intellectual property office and other responsible organs for recordal and registration.
- Assistance in the management of clients' intellectual property rights and strategising on prosecution enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights.
- Other IP services includes the areas of Advertising law, Plant Varieties Rights, Information Technology, Domain Names registration and disputes, entertainment, broadcasting and telecommunication laws. Our expertise is amongst the best in the matters of intellectual property in the country.
Other Practice Areas includes Banking, corporate, Financial Services, Aviation, Construction and Engineering, Infrastructure, Dispute Resolution, Media and Technology, Mining, Oil and Energy, Telecommunications, Utilities, Transport and Retail.
Office:
8th Floor Exim Tower, Ghana Avenue
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 2118789-91
Fax: + 255 22 2116635 – 2113247
Email: info@mkono.com
Website: www.mkono.com
Contacts:
Hon. Nimrod E. Mkono
Capt. Audax K. Kameja
August N. Mrema
Francis Kamuzora
Hellen Ngelime
Leah Mkono