--- '" fit. ""V-*.f' , ~.eu~~ce .IllfOh~ f'ce 6T1It\.h A..~ I,. A. ., ;J I, :,.. ;J II:.dJ FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETA ' OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA .., ~... .,;; h,."/'.rJ.t\-"'I" '}UI',,- .,.'JIG I!]!. h.i;.fI hflfl (I~ if] ,"'J ;:1;.1-':,-;1; flh..)-I"A' f ""fb/'~~ J.',.'I"h/,.(I..f'~ t"'1Jt\.h '.. f,n',,1J .h"trl":J. 'l"hG /1r mfJ-/:.,'" fllln, O,/O"""j. CONTENTS ~"',~: tfI'J'C G"~h'IIi!f.1:!; '},9" ProclamationNo, 501/2006 r'}"!.!.'.' iJ"Ah'}- 9";" "(]",' 'J'n,p. ~.","().:...',Yo' ri'i,.iif.~h' "cp~ 12111 Y I;'ar No -'' 7 ADDIS AI3ABA 7'I1.July.2006 cfr1'C' 7;fGIIU"'.\' Pa TradeMark e 3441RegistrationandProtectionProclamation 'I." ,PROCLAMATION NO, 501/2006, ..\ ~ 7 111',-. nc- T"7 n.b nT~"-fD~ f ~1'7~co. 9'"A h 'I' TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION PROCLAMATION (),CJ-n"1~1,')'h...' n",}h1-:!.:-AraJ.eS'" "'1~"I. i\..,}. aUf'()m:r. f'}"/f.- Fi'... ,,~ f".r't"1~. r't9'-)-'} ""'A,.,S'" ()S'" h...' 1'...' fl.uPflla:,.: h '}f..U.S'" a"-011 t'Jt'J.r. ().!I'9"'}'",.. h'1A"/fI...,y_..}'.OII,.,hA OIIt'JhC'} fI."1 ()a,'1f.' {"'}"/.l'.- S"'Ah')' Tn.!l' "1Y:I."/ a "1() !.,fI.'1-; WHEREAS, 't is\rietessaryto\~rot~~t the reputation and goodwill of business persons engaged in manufacturing &.nd distribution of goods as well as rendering services by protecting trademarks to avoid confusion between similar goods and services~ {~'}"/.l'.- ')"Ah.Y-..}'. a.,., ~'n,f' FC('i')a"()T r7i('1.Y:"}',,} tj"C""l. aUf'S"'I,_')' hC.. T'}"'1:,:aJ-'} {l"1()fl1a,}, I, '1.l'.' hCj:"--';: Y:C h '},~":':(/J' {":1-(0'" {lc.(I'lr.,.: WHEREAS, trademarks, in the course of free trade. play an important role in guiding customers' 'choice and protecting their interests; i\J"/f.tj"Ah'Y-"}" Tn:)' ('1f.'I,"/ fI.'{l('1.I,-~ h.t/tj'(I'/. £J'Dp,(JCa,,-fl..eS'" i\'}";f.' hC.. h.'}P,.()""6 A ('1'). h9") :1-~ h()"-«P~'), h '}p,fl.aJ- (lOll;run.,.; WHEREAS, it is believed that protection of tradem~rks could have positive impact on the national economic advancementand especially on the trade and industria) development of the country; nIt. ')'r:*,f' /,..,('..I,."~ p"tfI)hl, f"~ 6T11i\.h;; un J "/,,..,,). h'}"'~yltl'til OIIIS'(.')' h,'.u NOW~ THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic 1)"1 r(I'/.h',.i\(/J- :j.(/J'i>;,A:: Ci 11,.-, Republic of Ethiopi~ ..:follows: 1 J' ~ h~A h,Y: ., m"+"~ Y:':J'I.""" Ii. ,,~c I ~~~; p~;~e6.40 -[ PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS c"rt .r..u h«P,~ "f'}"/Y: S"'Ah')' "-m~ .1. C l:rb l liJr'i:,i:" ;~f~-A:;:T, "--'--'--'" it is hereby proclaimed as 1. Short Title S"'11'1qc..Ta:)' ' -..r-IIII A.. i\ .m .,.n , ! .Thi~ Pr~clamation may .be cited as the. "TradeMark Registration and Protection Proclamation NQ.501 j ,/2006." ~~~:i;~~'p~ci~~~ ~~n:Ol d..