NEWS
March 11, 2019
IPCA launched its first essay competition in 2018 and are thrilled to announce the winner and runner-up in this article as well as share details on the 2019 Essay Competition.
September 21, 2016
The General Registry of the Cayman Islands has issued Practice Note No. 01/2016, which states that starting August 1, 2016, patent and trademark annual fee payments will no longer be accepted in advance of January 1 in the year in which they fall due.
September 20, 2016
On 30 June 2016, the Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015 and the Copyright (Cayman Islands) (Amendment) Order 2016 came into force. They extend a customized version of Part 1 of the UK’s Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (including Schedule ZA1 and Schedule 1 of the Act) to the Cayman Islands. Usefully, the Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce has released an Unofficial Consolidation of the new law in advance of implementation.
November 16, 2015
UPDATE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
A new Trade Marks Law is hoped to come into effect in Trinidad & Tobago by the end of 2015. Trinidad’s current trade marks law is already well developed, but the new law makes further welcomed modernisations.
November 16, 2015
UPDATE: ST. MAARTEN
On 1 October 2015, the Bureau of Intellectual Property (BIP) Curaçao ceased handling trade mark matters relating to the country of St. Maarten. On 5 October 2015, the newly formed BIP of St Maarten (BIP SMX) became the competent authority for such work, working in conjunction with the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP). An online trade mark registration route is now available (BOIP is a paperless office).
November 16, 2015
UPDATE: CUBA
President Obama’s December 2014 announcement that diplomatic relations between the USA Cuba will be restored after more than 50 years of isolation and enmity reignited the interest of many US brand owners in the Cuban market.