Act 17
Trademarks Act
2010
(b) the person objecting does not give an undertaking to the
satisfaction of the registrar that he or she will, within three
months from the giving of the notice of objection, apply for
registration in Uganda of the trademark registered in the
country or place of origin and will take all necessary steps
to complete the registration.
(4) The protection given under this section in respect of a trade
mark in relation to goods and services originating from a country
other than Uganda shall only be accorded if the country of origin of
the goods and services accords to goods and services originating from
Uganda the same treatment.
45. Removal of trademark from register on proof of prior
registration in country of origin.
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the court may, on application in
writing within seven years from the registration in Uganda of a
trademark relating to goods by a person aggrieved by the registration,
remove that trademark from the register if it is proved to the
satisfaction of the court that the trademark is identical with or nearly
resembles a trademark which was, prior to the registration in Uganda
of the trademark, registered in respect of—
(a) the same goods;
(b) the same description of goods; or
(c) services or a description of services which are associated
with those goods or goods of that description,
in a country or place from which the goods originate.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the court may, on application in
writing made within seven years from the registration in Uganda of a
trademark relating to services by a person aggrieved by the registration,
remove that trademark from the register if it is proved to the satisfaction
of the court that the trademark is identical with or nearly resembles a
trademark which was, prior to the registration in Uganda of the
trademark referred to subsection (1), registered in respect of—
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