UGANDA REGISTRATION SERVICES BUREAU THE TRADEMARKS ACT, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION No. 56916 “POKEMON” IN CLASS 30 BY V.G KESHWALA AND SONS LIMITED AND IN THE MATTER OF AN OPPOSITION BY NINTENDO COMPANY LIMITED BEFORE: MARIA NYANGOMA : ASST. REGISTRAR TRADEMARKS Representation Counsel Ms. Caroline Bamukunda of Nambale, Nerima & Co. represented the applicant and applicant and Counsel Grace Nakabugo of MMAKs Advocates— represented the opponent. Brief Facts On the30th September 2016, V.G Keshwala and sons ltd applied for a trademark ‘POKEMON’ in class 30 in respect of confectionery and biscuits which was advertised in the Uganda gazette. Nintendo co. ltd a company of Japanese origin opposed the application when it tried to register the same trademark in Uganda and discovered that there was an application already in regard to the same trademark contending that they have owned the trademark ‘pokemon’ since 1998 in regard to video games and have accordingly expanded to cover the globe since the game can be accessed on the internet. They had at the time registered the trademark in a number of countries but not in Uganda.