HSM IP LTD
Cayman Trade Mark Spotlight: The Security Centre
Kate Cleary, an Intellectual Property Manager at HSM IP, reached out to The Security Centre to get its feedback on registering their trade mark in the Cayman Islands. Kate spoke with Natasha Whitelocke (Director – Admin, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs) Read more +
WIPR Leaders Directory 2025 Recognises HSM IP Team
World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) launched a new Caribbean category in their 2025 Leaders Directory and HSM IP is pleased to have three members of their team recognised: Managing Partner, Huw Moses; Senior IP Manager, Mrinali Menon and IP Manager, Read more +
HSM IP Named Caribbean Firm of the Year 2025 by Managing IP
HSM IP has been named Caribbean Firm of the Year by the Managing IP Awards 2025 Americas. Mrinali Menon (HSM IP Senior Manager) accepted our award at their Awards Ceremony on 24 April 2025. More than 200 guests attended the Read more +
HSM IP Attending INTA 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California
Our HSM IP team is gearing up to attend the 2025 International Trade Mark Association’s (INTA) Annual General Meeting in California at the San Diego Convention Center from 17 to 21 May 2025. Meet Huw St.J. Moses OBE (Managing Partner), Read more +
INTA Bulletin: Cayman Islands - New Data Protection Law Comes into Effect
Sophie Peat (HSM’s Senior Intellectual Property Associate) shares details on Cayman’s Data Protection Law with International Trademark Association (INTA).
The Data Protection Law, 2017 (the Law) came into force in the Cayman Islands on September 30, 2019. The Law fills a noticeable gap in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that internationally accepted data protection and data privacy standards are adhered to in this key off-shore jurisdiction.
According to the Law, personal data (broadly defined) must be obtained and processed in accordance with several key principles. For example, data must be accurate, adequate, processed fairly, obtained only for one or more specified lawful purposes, relevant and not excessive with respect to the purpose for which it was collected, and kept up to date where necessary.
Cayman Islands businesses will need to ensure that adequate data protection policies and procedures are implemented to ensure compliance. Businesses will also need to ensure that they can meet any requests for access to personal data from data subjects, as well as quickly address any breaches that may arise.
Penalties for noncompliance include fines of up to CI $100,000 (approximately US $120,000) per breach and/or imprisonment for a term of up to five years. Serious contraventions of the Law likely to cause substantial damage or distress to data subjects may also result in monetary penalties of up to CI $250,000.
Source: https://www.inta.org/INTABulletin/Pages/cayman_islands_7417.aspx