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The Namibian Trade Mark Act established and offices, known as “the Namibian Trade Marks Office”, in Windhoek, Namibia. In the Office of the Registrar of Trademarks in Namibia a Register of Trade Marks Registered in Namibia are kept. The control of the register of Trade Marks is in the hands of an officer styled as the Registrar of Trade Marks in Namibia whose functions may also be performed in his absence under, by a Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks in Namibia and an Assistant Registrar.
The Namibian Trade Marks Act requires that the following particulars be entered in the Register of Trade Marks:
a) a call application to registered Trade Marks and all registrations of Trade Marks with the names and addresses of their proprietary and of all registered users thereof, together with the date of registration and the date of expiration of the registrations; and
b) notifications of assignments and transmissions of any Namibian Trade Mark; and
c) any other matters relating to Registered Trade Marks in Namibia which are prescribed.
It is important to note that only the proprietor (or registered user) of a Trade Marks registered at the Namibian Trade Marks Office in Windhoek shall be entitled to enjoy the protection afforded to registered in terms of the Namibian Trade Marks Act.
A Trade Mark Registration in Namibia is effective for an initial period of ten years and may thereafter be renewed for like periods. Non-use by owner or licensee of a Namibian Trade Mark for a continuous period of 5 years from registration may render a mark vulnerable to expungement upon an application filed by a third party |
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