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HSM IP Attending INTA 2026 Annual Meeting in London
Our HSM IP team has landed in London and is gearing up to attend the International Trade Mark Association’s (INTA) Annual General Meeting from 2-6 May 2026. Meet Huw St.J. Moses OBE (Managing Partner), Mrinali Menon (Senior IP Manager), Shirly Read more +
HSM IP Named Caribbean Firm of the Year 2026 by Managing IP
HSM IP has been named Caribbean Firm of the Year at the Managing IP Awards 2026 Americas. This marks two years in a row that our firm has achieved this prestigious recognition, reflecting the strength of our intellectual property practice Read more +
HSM IP Contributes Cayman Trade Mark Chapter in ICLG 2026
HSM IP is pleased to have contributed once again to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks. Click here to read our Cayman Islands chapter in the 15th edition of the guide, authored by Huw Moses, Mrinali Menon Read more +
From Goods to Goods AND Service Marks: Bahamas Expands Trade Mark Protection
Good news for brand owners seeking to protect their service marks in Bahamas, as the Registrar General’s Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun to allow applications to register marks for services. In 2025, the Bahamas Government took Read more +
A New Trade Mark Law in Trinidad & Tobago is in the works
UPDATE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
A new Trade Marks Law is hoped to come into effect in Trinidad & Tobago was assented to in June 2015, but it is unclear when it will be implemented. Trinidad’s current trade marks law is already well developed, but the new law makes further welcomed modernisations.
In particular, once the new law is implemented, Trinidad will become one of the few Caribbean countries to accede to the Madrid Protocol and consequently it will be possible to designate Trinidad as part of an International Registration or base an International Registration on a Trinidad base application/registration.
Other changes include: further rights and remedies for the owners of well-known trade marks; a longer non-use period (the current period of 3 years from registration will be increased to 5 years from registration); associated trade marks will be no more; collective trade marks will be introduced; and specifications will be examined in accordance with the latest version of the Nice Classification.