Tanzania (mainland) 

Tanzania (mainland)

Paths to protection

Ways to protect your invention

Patents are a way of protecting your inventions. By filing a successful patent you will be awarded a monopoly to exploit your invention for a period of time.

National Patents are the most effective way of defending your invention if you only require protection in a single jurisdiction. If this is not enough for your needs, this country has signed international agreements on patents, which facilitate their internationalization:

ARIPO

Allows for a single patent application to be effective across its designated members states

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PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)

The PCT system allows simplified international patent applications which in turn eases national filings.

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Tanzania (mainland)

Patent Details and Timeframes

Priority claim

Available

Substantive Examination

Unavailable

Body responsible for non-use cancellations

Court

Time until registration

3 years

Opposition Period

3 months

Use Requirement Period

4 years

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National Filing Requirements

  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Applicant data.
  •  Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
  •  Assignment of the design (if applicable), simply signed, with a verified English translation.
  •  Certified copy of the priority document, with a verified English translation.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Duration: 10 years from the date of filling.
  •  Deed of assignment, simply signed by the assignor and the assignee.
  •  Power of attorney from the assignee, simply signed.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  License agreement, with verified English translation.

PCT Filing

  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Applicant data.
  •  Copy of priority document (if applicable).
  •  Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
  •  Deed of Assignment.
  •  International Publication.
  •  International search report.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Deed of assignment, simply signed by the assignor and the assignee.
  •  Power of attorney from the assignee, simply signed.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  Power of attorney, simply signed.
  •  License Agreement signed by both parties.

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