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No. 12
Trade and Service Marks
1986
''limitations'' means any limitations of the exclusive right to use of a trade
mark given by registration of a person as proprietor thereof, including limitations of that right as to the mode of use, as to use in relation to goods or services to be sold or otherwise traded in any place
in Tanzania or as to use in relation to goods or services to be exported
to any market outside Tanzania;
''Minister'' means the Minister for the time being responsible for the
Trade and Service Marks Office.
''pending trade or service mark'' means a trade or service mark which is the
subject of an application for registration;
''Previous Ordinance'' means the Trade marks Ordinance;
''the register'' means the register of trade and service marks kept under the
provisions of this Act;
"registered trade or service mark'' means a trade or service mark which
is actually on the register.
''registered user'' means a person who is registered as such under section 42;
''Regulations'' means the Regulation made under section 60 of the Act;
''Registrar'' means the Registrar of Trade and Service Marks appointed
under section 4;
''trade or service mark'' means any visible sign used or proposed to be
used upon, in connection with or in relation to goods or services for
the purpose of distinguishing in the course of trade or business the
goods or services of a person from those of another;
''Trade and Service Marks Office'' means the Trade and service Marks
Office established under section 3;
''transmission'' means transfer by operation of law, demolition on the
personal representatives of a deceased person and any other mode
of transfer not being an assignment;
• 4 use of a trade or service mark'' means subject to the provisions of section
31 and 32 use thereof in relation to goods or services in a printed or
other visible representation;
''visible sign'' means any sign which is capable of graphic reproduction,
including a word, name, brand, devise, heading, label, ticket, signature
letter number, relief, stamp, seal, vignette, emblem or any combination thereof.
PART II
ADMINISTRATION, THE REGISTER, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
REGISTRAR AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COLLECTION
OF FEES
Establishment
of the Trade
and Services
Marks Offices
3. There is hereby established an Office which shall be known as the
Trade and Service Marks Office.