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Java wins trade name war with Ugandan firm ahead of Kampala entry

Nairobi Java House has gotten the green light to operate in Uganda. PHOTO | FILE

Coffee chain Java has won a protracted court case against Ugandan firm Mandela Auto Spares for the use of its trade name in the neighbouring country.

Java moved to the Uganda High Court after Mandela Auto Spares, which operates another eatery by the name Café Javas in Kampala and Entebbe, successfully objected to the registrar of trademarks’ acceptance of the Nairobi Java House name.

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