Region: Zambia

In a dispute between Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, the owner of the OREO mark, and Zayaan Investments Limited, the High Court found that Zayaan had acted in bad faith in registering the MOREO’S mark.

05 March 2024

Perhaps the most awaited and significant change is that Section 9 allows for a trademark to be registered for either goods or services, in accordance with international standards.

11 January 2024

The hearing officer found that biscuits are not similar to nutritional supplements in liquid form or to non-alcoholic beverages.

03 April 2023

The Trademarks Bill 2022 will, when passed, fundamentally change Zambian trademark law.

03 October 2022

In our latest round-up, we look at Hailey Bieber being sued for trademark infringement, ICANN and EURid teaming up, and much more.

24 June 2022

WTR traverses the whole of Africa to provide brand owners with a comprehensive guide to brand protection across the region.

08 July 2020

The recent judgment of the Zambian registrar of trademarks in Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite v Amina Limited deals with the vexed question of whether international registrations are actually valid in Zambia.

08 November 2019

With Africa proving to be a particularly lucrative region for brands seeking licensing opportunities, we examine what rights holders need to know about trademark licences from a swathe of nations across the continent.

01 October 2019

In a somewhat surprising decision, the Zambian Court of Appeal has held that the US Polo Association was entitled to register a polo player mark in Classes 18 and 25 in the face of an earlier polo player mark in the same classes, finding that there were “special circumstances” that warranted registration.

06 March 2019

In part two of our A-Z guide to the anti-counterfeiting framework across Africa, we look at problems and solutions from Nigeria to Zambia.

11 May 2018