DIGITAL TRADEMARKS

THE GLOBAL LEGAL REGIME AND INEFFECTIVE TANZANIAN LEGISLATIONS

Authors

  • Mr. INNOCENT KIBADU

Keywords:

Digital Trademark, Confusion, Dilution, Cyber-squatting, Domain names, Trademark Impersonation

Abstract

When digital trademark law had yet to be enacted, infringements of digital trademarks are subjected to traditional trade and service marks and cybercrimes laws. This approach results in considerable conflict. The conflict paves the way for the consensus appealing for legislators to intervene and enact specific digital trade and service marks legislation suiting to confront the online digital trademarks infringement. Many countries in the world responded by enacting new provisions of laws covering digital trademarks and many others are on their way to take similar legislative steps, while others are still reluctant. The article highlights and addresses the legal concern developing digital trademarks provisions. On the bases of law, the article argues that the penetration of internet and its use in Tanzania requires effective measures to ensure legal framework is inevitable at national level through enactment or amendment of existing laws.

Author Biography

Mr. INNOCENT KIBADU

This article was originally presented in a class as a long paper being part of an academic work. The author thanks the lecturer and his fellow students for their invaluable comments and suggestions led to the writing of this article.
The author of this article is an Assistant Lecturer in Law at Tumaini University Makumira – Mbeya Centre. He holds LLMICTLAW, LLB.

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Published

2024-02-13

How to Cite

KIBADU, I. . (2024). DIGITAL TRADEMARKS: THE GLOBAL LEGAL REGIME AND INEFFECTIVE TANZANIAN LEGISLATIONS. The Law School of Tanzania Journal, 1(1), 101–121. Retrieved from https://lstjournal.lst.ac.tz/index.php/files/article/view/24

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016): LST LAW REVIEW

Section

Articles