Zimbabwe published the Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol), Regulations 2017, which are the implementing regulations to the Madrid Protocol on 13 March 2017, from which date the Madrid Protocol can be said to have legally came into force in Zimbabwe. Inn terms of section 97B of th Trade Marks Act, Madrid Protocol trademarks registrations enjoy the same term and scope of protection as national Registry trademark registrations. A trade mark registrations covering Zimbabwe can be obtaine in two ways, through the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) trademark system and through the Madrid Protocol system of internationak trade mark registration. 