Uganda Case Law

Mandella Millers Limited v Dembe Enterprises Limited & Another (Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021)

Mandella Millers Limited v Dembe Enterprises Limited & Another (Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021) [2024] UGRSB 16 (17 July 2024)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021

Judge

Birungi Denis - Senior Registration Officer

The Applicant established that it is an aggrieved party, having been prevented from registering its own 'SUPREME' trademarks due to the Respondent's mark. The Applicant provided credible evidence of non-use by the Respondent for a continuous period of three years and one month prior to the application, shifting the burden to the Respondent to prove bona fide use. The Respondent failed to discharge this burden, as it did not file a statutory declaration or sufficient evidence of use within the relevant period. The assignment to the Third party was only in respect of rice, but the Office errone…

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• Trademark Cancellation
• Non Use Of Trademark
• Assignment Of Trademark
• Rectification Of Register
• Procedural Timelines
• Burden Of Proof

Crocs Distributors Limited v Crocodile International (PTE) Limited

Crocs Distributors Limited v Crocodile International (PTE) Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 67 of 2022) [2024] UGCommC 94 (30 April 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 67 of 2022

Judge

Mutesi, J

The High Court ordered cancellation of the CROCODILE trademark in class 16 after finding no bona fide use in Uganda for over 23 years, but declined an injunction.

• Trademark Cancellation
• Non Use Of Trademark
• Bad Faith Registration
• Trademark Injunctions
• Trademark-cancellation
• Non-use-of-trademark