Dr. Saudin Jacob Mwakaje

Dr. Saudin Jacob Mwakaje

Dr. Saudin Jacob Mwakaje

Dr. Mwakaje is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law and currently the Chief Corporate Counsel and Secretary to Council of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). His specialty is in the fields of intellectual property and investment law. He is also a legal practitioner licensed to practice in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. He is one of the founding partners of NexLaw Advocates, a law firm based in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

He heads the Intellectual Property Department of the firm handling contentions and non-contentious matters for local and international clients. His areas of practice and research are: Intellectual Property Law, Investment and Corporate Transactional Law, and international trade and finance law. He holds PhD (Dar), LL.M in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology (Franklin Pierce Law Center, USA), LL.M (Dar), LL. B (Dar). Dr. Mwakaje has advised clients (large corporations and SMEs) on how to integrate intellectual property issues within the broader context of their business so as to maximize their enterprise’s assets portfolio and also maintain their competitive edge in the market.

Dr. Mwakaje has worked as a consultant and legal advisor in several projects of African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), East African Community (EAC), and the World Bank.

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