(5) A Trade and Service Mark Agent may be removed from the register if–
he ceases to be a national of Tanzania;
he permanently emigrates from Tanzania;
he is removed from the Register of the Advocates of the High Court;
he has his business licence cancelled, withdrawn by the relevant authority or
his licence has expired.
12. Registrable trade or service marks
The Registrar may refuse to accept any application for the registration of a mark
upon which any of the following appear–
(a) the words "Patent", "Patented", "Registered Design", "Copyright", "Entered at
Stationers", "Hall", "To counterfeit this is a forgery" or words to like effect;
(b) representations of the President or any colourable imitations thereof;
(c) the words "Red Cross", "Red Crescent" or "Geneva Cross", and
representations of the Geneva and other crosses in red, or of the Swiss Federal
cross in white on a red ground or silver on a red ground, or such
representations in a similar colour or colours,
where it appears in a mark the registration of which is applied for a
representation of a cross in any colour, not being one of those mentioned in the last
foregoing subparagraph, the Registrar may require the applicant as a condition of
acceptance to undertake not to use the cross device on red, or in white on a red ground
or silver on a red ground, or in any similar colour or colours.
13. Armorial ensigns, national flag, etc.
The following features may not appear on a mark the registration of which is
applied for–
(a) representations of the armorial bearings of Tanzania or devices so nearly
resembling it as to be likely to be mistaken for it;
(b) representations of the national flag of Tanzania;
(c) any words such as "the President", "Republic" or "Tanzania" or any letters or
devices if used in such manner as to be likely to lead to persons to think that
the applicant either has or recently has had the patronage or authorization from
the Government of the Republic of Tanzania, whether or not such may be the
case.
14. Arms of cities etc.
Where a representation of the armorial bearing, insignia, orders of honour,
decorations or flags of any state, city, borough, town, place, society, body corporate,
institution or person appears, the Registrar shall, if he so require, be furnished with a
consent to the registration and use of such emblems from such official or other person
as appears to the Registrar to be entitled to give consent, and in default of such consent
he may refuse to register the mark.
15. Consent on use of personal names
Where the name or representation of any person appears on a mark, the
Registrar shall, if he so require, before proceeding to registrar the mark be furnished with
consent from him or, in the case of a person recently dead, from his legal
representatives, and in default of such consent he may refuse to register the mark.
16. Descriptive marks
(1) Where the name or description of any goods or services appears on a mark
the Registrar may refuse to register such mark in respect of any goods or services other
than the goods or services so named or described.
(2) Where the name or description of any goods or services appears on a mark,
which name or description in use varies, the Registrar may permit the registration of the
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