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HSM IP Contributes Cayman Trade Mark Chapter in ICLG 2024
HSM IP has once again contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks. Click here to read our Cayman Islands 2023 Trade Mark chapter by Huw Moses, Mrinali Menon and Kate Cleary. This guide is now in Read more +
IP Reform Enactment Imminent for Bermuda
As reported by HSM IP, Intellectual Property (IP) reform is in the pipeline in Bermuda, with the Government of Bermuda’s Registry General sharing recently that the enactment of its updated Trade Marks Law is anticipated later in 2024. The Registry Read more +
WTR 1000 Recognises HSM IP and Huw Moses in 2024 Guide
World Trade Mark Review (WTR) has recognised HSM IP and Huw Moses in their latest guide: WTR 1000 2024 (Pan-Caribbean). This is the seventh year in a row that HSM IP has been recommended by WTR 1000. HSM IP is Read more +
HSM IP Presents INTA Unreal Campaign to CIFEC Students
HSM IP was pleased to present the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Unreal Campaign to over 25 students at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) on 8 December 2023. HSM IP’s Mrinali Menon (Senior IP Manager) and Shirly Ramirez (IP Read more +
Successful Trade Mark Protection Case for John Deere
Deere & Company has successfully affirmed its ownership of the John Deere trade mark in a judgment handed down in May 2018 by Cuba’s Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial (‘OCPI’). Deere was represented by the HSM Intellectual Property team.
Deere is a world leading manufacturer of equipment for agriculture, construction, forestry and turf care. The company opposed a Cuban trade mark application by Gustavo Alejandro Fuentes Ledo that was made in 2014. The judgment determined Mr. Ledo’s application infringed on Deere’s ownership of the well-known John Deere trade mark.
OCPI stated Mr. Ledo filed 66 applications between June 2014 and January 2015 for trade marks that were already registered or used outside of Cuba for a broad range of products and services. The John Deere application was among 39 that were challenged.
Deere rigorously protects use of its trade marks around the world to ensure that customers can trust the quality and commitment that it represents.
