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Lexology Index Recommends Huw Moses in IP Trademarks 2025 Guide
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) has featured Huw Moses as a notable Intellectual Property expert in their recently released 2025 Trademarks Guide. Lexology Index says: Clients praise Huw Moses’ “complete knowledge of trademark law, legal excellence and responsiveness” and further Read more +
Bermuda’s Revamped Trade Marks Law Takes Effect on 1 August 2025
The Government of Bermuda has announced that the enactment of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2025 (the “Amendment Act”), originally scheduled for 1 July 2025, has been pushed back, and has been enacted as of 1 August 2025. The Amendment Read more +
HSM Welcomes Four Interns to 2025 Summer Internship Programme
The HSM Group is proud to continue its summer internship programme with four young professionals: Jayden Nembhard, Shannell Stewart, Azaria Ruiz‑Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison. These individuals were a part of the 2024-25 CIFEC internship curriculum, which began in October 2024 through Read more +
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 +
The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) Continues at an Active Pace
Since the implementation of the Cayman Islands Trade Marks Law 2016 on 1 August 2017, more than 1,000 trade mark applications have been filed under the new regime. Impressively, the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) has already approved or registered around 75% of the applications for registration.
According to the CIIPO website, there are currently 29 Patent and Trade Mark Agents licensed to do business before CIIPO. HSM IP Ltd. continues to lead the way in this specialist field, having filed over 40% of the new trade mark applications filed since the implementation of the new law.
Unlike applications filed under the repealed law, applications filed under the current law are examined on absolute and relative grounds and published for opposition purposes. Third parties have 60 days from the date of the publication of the application to oppose. There are no intent-to-use requirements, and, notably, there are no procedures for the revocation of a trade mark registration on grounds of non-use. However, annual fees continue to be payable on all trade marks and the payment of these fees is necessary in order to keep registered rights in good standing.
Trade marks registered under the repealed law remain in force and are treated in the same manner as national trade mark registrations at renewal under the current law. Marks registered under the repealed law continue to fall due on the previously assigned renewal date. No evidence of renewal of the corresponding UK or EU registration is required. CIIPO reviewed and published almost a 1,000 renewal applications during the period 1 August 2017 to 31 October 2019 with HSM IP Ltd. having filed over half of these renewals.
HSM IP Ltd. has a full complement of attorneys, paralegals and specialist staff ready to assist you with your trade mark and intellectual property requirements in the Cayman Islands as well as in other Caribbean and Latin American countries and beyond.