Uganda Registration Services Bureau - 2024

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20 judgments
November 2024
  • Company Law — Shares — Allotment — Fully Paid Shares — Investment Agreement — Registrar's Jurisdiction — Forfeiture of Shares — Reduction of Share Capital — Misleading Filing — Rectification of Register — Expungement — Company Powers of Registrar Regulations — Costs
1 November 2024
October 2024
21 October 2024
15 October 2024
July 2024
23 July 2024
17 July 2024
17 July 2024
16 July 2024
4 July 2024
3 July 2024
June 2024
21 June 2024
12 June 2024
11 June 2024
May 2024
Applied-for JJABARI refused due to confusing similarity with registered HABARI for identical Class 30 goods.
  • Trade mark law — Section 25 Trademarks Act — prohibition of registration of identical or nearly resembling marks — likelihood of confusion. Similarity assessment — visual, aural and conceptual comparison; overall impression test (Pianotist/Canon). Same goods (Class 30) increases risk of confusion
  • Procedural — opposition pursued despite applicant’s non‑participation; decision on papers and counterstatement
2 May 2024
April 2024
18 April 2024
17 April 2024
16 April 2024
March 2024
1 March 2024
February 2024
8 February 2024
Registrar dismisses opposition: background colour/trade dress alone cannot ground refusal; passing off is for the courts.
  • Trademarks
    • — similarity and likelihood of confusion — background colour/trade dress alone insufficient to establish confusion without mark/goods similarity
    • — jurisdiction — Registrar’s jurisdiction in opposition proceedings limited to statutory grounds under the Trademarks Act; passing off and market-use disputes are for the courts
    • — bad faith — must be specifically pleaded and proved to refuse registration
7 February 2024
January 2024
17 January 2024