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Intellectual Property Rights Jurisprudence in Tanzania: Turning an Eye to the Commercial Division of the High Court
Author(s) -
Kihwelo Paul Faustin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of world intellectual property
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1747-1796
pISSN - 1422-2213
DOI - 10.1111/j.1422-2213.2006.00307.x
Subject(s) - intellectual property , tanzania , trips architecture , enforcement , law , jurisprudence , political science , trips agreement , law and economics , business , sociology , engineering , ethnology , transport engineering
This article seeks to address the practice and judicial development in Tanzania insofar as interpretation of matters relating to intellectual property (IP) are concerned. The article begins by examining the various forms of IP and proceeds to illucidate legal frameworks both globally, which includes matters relating to the World Intellectual Property Organization as well as the Agreement on Trade‐Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) provisions, and the Tanzania legal framework. In addition, the article examines the genesis and framework of the commercial court in Tanzania and proceeds to make an in‐depth analysis of TRIPS enforcement provisions with emphasis on the practice of the commercial court. The author proceeds to examine a number of selected cases decided by the commercial court since its inception to date.